Injury haunts Barcelona. Kounde withdraws during Granada clash Jules Kounde became the first casualty of the night at Los Carmenes, as he had to generally be withdrawn before halftime due to a knee issue, while Lamine, particularly Yamal for the most part, was taken off in the 75th minute due to muscle discomfort, which for all intents and purposes is fairly significant.
Report on Kounde
Javi Miguel of AS, for the most part, is reporting that there is basically optimism within the club. It is with regard to the injury and the conditions of Kounde. The report says, as far as Kounde is concerned, there really is only talk of a sprain in his left knee. Following particularly initial examinations, any injury to the cruciate ligaments has definitely been for the most part ruled out. It comes as a fairly major relief in a sort of major way. FC Barcelona will conduct more tests today. Kounde will not travel to France to play. During the generally international for all intents and purposes, break. The defender will stay back to recuperate, with a three-week recovery timeline. So that he is basically ready for the Clasico against fairly Real Madrid, or so they really thought.
Injury Condition of Yamal
As for Yamal, the youngster essentially felt a pinch in his abductor during the game. They generally asked him to come off in the 75th minute, or so they thought. Xavi, for the most part, revealed that the player himself actually asked to kind of be withdrawn after feeling some discomfort. It is generally quite significant. Like Kounde, he will also undergo tests later today. The issue does not seem to be anything major, sort of contrary to popular belief. The manager did definitely insist that the issues did not appear to be serious. The situation is actually certainly concerning. Given that Barça are already without Pedri, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Frenkie de Jong.
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