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Griezmann, before a match with the FC Barcelona

DROP FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD

The FC Barcelona confirms the injury of Griezmann without revealing details

Published:12/07/2020 - 11:58h

Updated:12/07/2020 - 12:15h

The FC Barcelona has confirmed, with a medical communiqué, that Antoine Griezmann suffers an injury in the the right leg and that the evolution will mark his availability

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Through an official communiqué, the FC Barcelona has informed that Antoine Griezmann, the one who up to now was one of his players more in shape, suffers an injury in the cuádriceps of the right leg that will keep him of drop during a period of indeterminate time, in function of the evolution of the process of recovery and without that they have marked terms for his return.

"The proofs made this morning have showed that the player of the first team Antoine Griezmann suffers a muscular injury in the cuádriceps of the right leg. It is drop and the evolution will mark his availability", is what can read in the communiqué of the Barça. From here it deduces that 'Grizi' will not be available in the two last days of League, with schedule unified, that will contest the Thursday and the Sunday of this next week.

The injury of Antoine Griezmann will open the doors of the titularity to Ansu Fati and/or Braithwaite, having that Leo Messi and Luis Suárez will keep on being fixed in the alignment title. The Barça has a priori two simple parties in front of Osasuna in the Camp Nou and Alavés in Mendizorroza. The rojillos already are saved and do not play at all, whereas the babazorros himself peligran and find in an authentic crisis of game and results.

If Ansu Fati finally helps to the Barça B in his phase of promotion to Second Division, Braithwaite will be the big benefited regarding minutes refers in these two last split suspender belts. Neither it is necessary descartar, besides, the option that Setién retell with Arturo Vidal, Sergi Roberto or Riqui Puig like alternatives, populating more the centre of the field with a 3-5-2 that leave to Messi and Suárez up, like this Saturday in Pucela.

Griezmann, increasingly important

In spite of having of a short staff, the polivalencia of the players and the tactical variations offer to the Barça a lot of possibilities to surprise to the rival. The penalty is that it will be without a Griezmann that, in the last parties, was cuajando good performances and being of the best of the team. The French will lose with all security these two days, although it will be available for the Champions League.

It will have to take care and, between cottons, think in that that can follow improving of face to the European challenge of the Barça. Precisely it was Griezmann, remember, the one who marked an important goal in Saint Paolo for the 1-1 of the culés in the gone of eighth of final. Who know if his contribution also will finish being decisive in the party of turn of the eliminatory.