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Gerard Piqué, training in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper

PIQUÉ'S RECOVERY IS GOING VERY WELL

Piqué crushes and cuts deadlines to play against PSG

Published:6/02/2021 - 08:01h

Updated:6/02/2021 - 12:13h

Gerard Piqué continues to recover from his serious injury and it seems that he is getting closer to returning. The defender is working to be available for the knockout stages of the Champions League against PSG

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Gerard Hammered lesionó the past 21 November during the Athletic of Madrid-FC Barcelona​. In this crash, the defender bumped accidentally against Ángel Correa and his roller remained tremendously touched by the hit. The player had to be substituted in the minute 56 of game and already in this moment gave the impression that it could be something important. Later, the medical proofs that did him confirmed what already intuía, that had something grave in the knee.

Specifically, the defender suffered a sprain of degree 3 in the internal lateral ligament and partial injury of the ligament crossed previous of the right knee. An injury complicated that was about to to pass off as him the operating theatre, but finally he same was the one who the descartó. The Catalan preferred to recover with a conservative treatment for of this form can return in the lower possible time to the terrains of game.

And it seems that the defender is attaining his aim, since his recovery goes wind in stern as they aim from the newspaper 'Sport'. In these moments, the Barcelonan would be hammering and recortando the terms that marked with Paris Saint-Germain in his head. The '3' of the Barça wants to be in the gone of the eighth of final of Champions League against the Parisians and goes to give it everything to attain it.

In the more than two months that carries recovering, the central has achieved to improve the forecasts that put him in a first moment. From it does weeks, Hammered does continuous career, changes of rhythm, jumps, changes of direction something brusque and other exercises that leave clear that no longer feels pain. Besides, all this accompanies it with long sessions in the gymnasium to strengthen the cuádriceps, something that is key to keep his healthy knee.

It seems that the own footballer feels very well, as it recognised recently. "I am better of what expected me. I need to be several hours running, turning and touching the ball. I took the decision to take a method of conservation, and seems that it is working very well", said in an interview this week. Nevertheless, it does not want to risk to a relapse and therefore it prefers to be careful.

I hammered it could be headline in Paris in the turn

But in spite of this prudence to the hour to mark a turn, the reality is that Gerard dreams with being able to be in the list of summoned against the PSG of the next Tuesday 16 February. Only it remains a week and average for this and will not be easy that arrive to time, but does not fit doubt that he goes it to try to the end. In case that it do not achieve it, his aim would be to be to 100% in the turn, that is on 10 March, to be able to be headline.

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