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Ousmane Dembélé, atacante del FC Barcelona

'DEMBOUZ' WILL CONTINUE IN THE INFIRMARY

Barça 'reserves' Dembélé: Without Clásico or national team break

Published:9/03/2023 - 18:02h

Updated:9/03/2023 - 22:17h

Despite the fact that there were high expectations that Ousmane Dembélé could return to the FC Barcelona squad in the coming days, the medical services have decided to 'slow down' his return until April

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40 days ago, Ousmane Dembélé fell lesionado in the visit of the FC Barcelona to the Girona in Montilivi (0-1). The French suffered an injury in the previous rectum of the left thigh that has kept him in the infirmary since and, although the initial forecast was that it returned this weekend for the party in Saint Mamés against the AthleticClub , 'Dembouz' has stepped backwards 'forced' by the staff medical.

The attacker of 25 years will continue, at least, three weeks more out of action, by what will be of return to the announcements of the Barça after it culminate the stop of selections of this month of March. The expectation is that it can be for the visit of the culés to the Elche, the next 1 April (21:00 hours CET), by what will not be neither in the party against the Athletic, neither neither in the Classical of LaLiga of 19 March.

The aim of the Barça with Dembélé

'SPORT' Has informed that Dembélé and Xavi Hernández, after a meeting with the staff medical, have agreed that the French will rest in the weeks to come and that, besides, will take advantage of the time 'free' to go adding to the trainings little by little and like this take rhythm until reaching 100% and, after this, give green light to return. They are conscious that his antecedents are not the best and that invite to the maximum prudence, to avoid a possible relapse.

Like this then , the intention of the Barça is to cover the backs and avoid a surprise on the way, because although Dembélé had not fallen lesionado from the arrival of Xavi, in November of 2021, the French has a long record of physical setbacks that had done him lose a big quantity of parties. Now, they will expect the maximum to give him the high. Already they have 'survived' more than a month without him and understand that there will be problems by two parties more.

France and Deschamps will not have Dembélé

With the decision of the Barcelona picture to delay the return of the '7' to the terrains of game, ensure that Didier Deschamps do not summon it in the stop of selections of this month of March. If it appeared in the two parties that will contest in these weeks, the most likely was that 'them bleus' called him for the clashes in front of Low Countries (24/03, 20:45 CET) and in front of Ireland (27/03, 20:45 h) by the classification to the next Eurocopa.

The French, that has been drop from 28 January, is not in conditions to go back to play to the maximum level and, if it leaves with his selection, the Barça will lose practically all the 'control' of his recovery by two weeks and understand that it can be more riesgoso. Thus, as it seems up to now, it will remain in the City Condal trying recover his best level to be able to be present in the Classical of the Glass of Rey.

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