Since Ernesto Valverde landed in the FC Barcelona, the injuries have been a true quebradero of head, one that has complicated to the team in almost all his plots and that combined with other problems has done to jump the alarms during several stretches of the season. When it approaches the decisive stretch of the course, seems that the infirmary will not be a worry.
It will be necessary to touch wood to avoid new frights in the next months, and is that the Catalans already have carried a few, from the forward to the defence and going through the centre of the field. The setbacks have cebado especially with the axis of the saga, and although Ernesto Valverde will have to watch, his head offices would have to arrive integers to the Champions.
Between cottons will be Gerard Hammered in the next hours, after an injury of knee that has forced and that has put at stake his participation against Chelsea, although his recent feelings have been very positive and there is not reason to think that the annoyances persist. Except capital surprise, the Catalan will be headline.
The Barcelonan is not the only 'touched' in the retaguardia, since Thomas Vermaelen was not against the Eibar by injury and will need some days to go back to the group. It expects him recovered along this week, although his record and his fault of rhythm invite to think that it will not be of the game. With Samuel Umtiti to the maximum and Yerry Mina in the recámara, there is not reason alarm.
The last of the doubts is in the forward, and although it already has gone back to have minutes in LaLiga, will have to take with a lot of calm a process of adaptation in which it already has suffered several tropiezos. Ousmane Dembélé Is smart after another muscular problem, but will go going in little by little and with a plan adapted to his needs. The feelings that left in his comeback do to think in a shooting that will be controlled and gradual.
Likely drops... And confirmed
Although the infirmary has cleared for the visit to Chelsea, there are some absences forced that the Barça will face in Stamford Bridge. It treats , specifically, of Philippe Coutinho, that already participated in the competition with the Liverpool and will not be able to do it again until it begin the next season. Besides, Nélson Semedo is drop by accumulation of cards.
The Brazilian and the Portuguese are the only that have remained home in a very populated announcement, but there are others that also seem descartes likely, with players that would be a novelty in case of scalar until the eleven of Valverde for the meeting. Footballers like Denis Suárez and André Gomes have remained left behind in the plans of the technician, by what will have to encourage to the maximum if they want to retell. The decision, for the moment, is in hands of the míster.