The FC Barcelona has confirmed this Friday that Ousmane Dembélé will be 10 weeks of drop after his last muscular injury. After receiving the bad news in the duel in front of the Borussia Dortmund, the Catalans were waiting for the results of the medical proofs to concretise the ailment of the Frenchman, whose mishap in the biceps femoral of the right thigh will leave him out of a decisive stretch of the season 2019-20.
The two months and half of absence of the French will translate in a minimum of 13 parties without being able to have his services. If all evolve as the planned, his turn is programmed for mediated-final of February of 2020, this explaining that there are not relapses and that the feelings are totally positive when it arrive the moment. With a file as his, more voucher not running unnecessary risks.
The most affected competition by this setback will be LaLiga, in which the culés are immersed in a demanding battle by the leadership. This Sunday begins a sprint in Wanda Metropolitan against the Athletic of Madrid before returning on 7 December to the Camp Nou against the RCD Mallorca, the previous meeting to the last day of the phase of groups of the Champions, in which the Barcelona do not play at all against the Inter of Milan (10 December, Giuseppe Meazza) because they already tieed up the first place and the pass for eighth of final.
The calendar barcelonista before final of year is not at all simple, and continues with several appointments in which Ernesto Valverde will have to take advantage of to the maximum his staff to cover the hole that leaves the one of Vernon. After measuring to the Italians, on 14 December visits to the Real Sociedad in Anoeta, the 18 recovers the Classical postponed in the City Condal and the 21, also home, arrives the Sportive Alavés before the stop navideño.
On 4 January 2020, the derbi in front of the RCD Espanyol in the RCDE Stadium opens the door to a mix of competitions. The day 9 expects to the Barça in Saudi Arabia, where will première the Supercopa of Spain again in front of the Athletic, second qualifier in LaLiga 2018-19. If it surpasses this eliminatory, the final would contest the day 12 against the victorious of the crossing between Valencia -champion of Glass of Rey- and Real Madrid.
The turn to the championship of the regularity will produce against the Granada (19 January, Camp Nou), and between week will appear the Glass of Rey. The participants in the Supercopa are exentos of first round, but the draw already will integrate them in the second just before another day of First Division. The month of January will close the day 26 for the culés, in a fearsome visit to Mestalla in which Valencia will measure his wear.
With the tournament copero in full development and the Champions ready to return -that would add more split of absence for Dembélé-, LaLiga will aim other three practically safe. Until fulfilling the programming of the doctors would remain Raise (2 February home), Real Betis (9 February, Benito Villamarín) and Getafe (16 February, Camp Nou), and then would touch to evaluate his state to value his turn in front of the Eibar (23 February, home and in LaLiga), or in the eighth of the European championship.
The priority of the Barça is that Dembélé was to 100%
So much to individual level like community the drop of Dembélé is a hard hit for the changing room of the Barça, but the priority is that it was to 100%. In the next months will do an extra effort in tasks of analysis and prevention of injuries, since the case of the extreme is exceptional. Since it arrived it has not consolidated partly by a desesperante physical fragility that prevents him develop his tremendo potential. This time, for the sake of all, touches to park the hastes and centre in a complete and reliable recovery.