THE 'CRISIS' OF INJURIES BEGINS AT BARÇA
Araújo, one month 'KO': The list of matches that will be lost
In this season, injuries will not give FC Barcelona a break either. Ronald Araújo, who had already had discomfort in the preseason, was the first to 'fall' and could spend around a month in the infirmary
The season 2023-024 has begun with injuries for the FC Barcelona. Iñigo Martínez is in the infirmary recovering in the fascitis plant by which went through the operating theatre and has added Ronald Araújo recently, after it confirmed that it suffered an injury in the biceps femoral of his left leg during the matutinal training of this Thursday. The club has not given a time estimated of low, but the charrúa could be by the next month 'KO'.
According to an information of the newspaper 'ACE', the central could reappear, like minimum, to half of September. The Barça will benefit that at the beginning of month there will be a stop of selections and will not have activities between the 3 and 17, by what the aim is that it can take action when it begin the phase of groups of the Champions League. Still there are not dates confirmed for the debut of the blaugrana, but will be the 19 or 20 of the month that comes. For that then, already Araújo would have to be to 100%.
Araújo, drop by three parties
Xavi Hernández will not be able to have his best defender for the next three presentations of the Barça. It will not be in the debut in the Olympic stadium Lluís Companys, this Sunday against the Cádiz, from the 19:30 hours (7:30 PM, CEST). For the party, besides, there are doubts on if it will be able to be Andreas Christensen, put in the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez was substituted to the rest because it did not find to 100%. If it is not, Jules Koundé and Eric García will be the only alternatives for the axis of the retaguardia.
Araújo Neither will be able to be available for the visit to the stadium The Ceramics, in the visit of the Barcelona to the Villarreal of the Sunday 27 August. Also it will lose the party in The Sadar, against the Osasuna, at the beginning of September. After the dispute of the fourth day liguera, there will be a 'break' by the date FIFA and the Uruguayan will have the opportunity to give the 'sprint' definite in his recovery to work with the team in the previous of the debut in Champions, for the party in front of the Betis in Montjuïc.
The alternatives of Xavi
The absence of the central of 24 supposes a big problem for the Catalan entity. Although during the pre-season and also in the crash in front of the Getafe Xavi has come him using like right side, supposes a very sensitive drop. Now, it will be able to have Jules Koundé, Eric García, Andreas Christensen and the option of Marcos Alonso, the one who also can play like head office. It remains slope Iñigo Martínez, the one who could receive the high doctor in ten days... But still it has not been inscribed in LaLiga.
