“Have paid high price”
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FC Barcelona is expected to compete against Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League without Dani Olmo. The Spanish international suffered an adductor injury in the 3-0 in the league -catch against Ca Osasuna. “It doesn’t look good,” said coach Hansi Flick in a first reaction and spoke of two to three weeks that the former Leipziger will be. An exact diagnosis is still pending.
Coach Flick was angry with the starting game, shortly after the international break and just three days before the next championship game. “That was not good. We paid a high price for the three points with the injury of Dani,” complained the former national coach.
The Catalans receive BVB in the premier class on April 9th. Almost a week later, the second leg in Dortmund is on the program. Barcelona will now try to get the 26 -year -old European champion fit for the second duel with the Bundesliga club.
Barça game relocated to the death of team doctor
Olmo had scored 2-0 by penalty in the 21st minute in the 21st minute, but then had to be replaced seven minutes later. Ferran Torres (11th) and Robert Lewandowski (77th) also met. In the table, Barça is now three points ahead of Real Madrid. Already on Sunday (4:15 p.m.) for Barcelona it continues against FC Girona.
The game against Osasuna was originally supposed to take place on March 8, but had been laid after the death of Barcelona’s team doctor Carles Miñarro García a few hours before the kick -off. The doctor was 50 years old. “He was incredible for the team and the club, it was an essential part of our team,” said Flick.
Koundé: Enger schedule “Lack of respect for the players”
Right -back Jules Koundé (26), who has spoken against the overload of football professionals in the past, was also in anger. “I’m angry about the appointment,” Koundé scolded after the game. “This is not normal. We often talked about the game plan; we have too many games. I know that there are people who don’t understand. I appreciate myself happily to be able to live from our passion, but it is disrespectful, not just to the club.” Koundé had made headlines in autumn last year with his support for the threats of world footballer Rodri, who had put player strikes in the room.
Koundé in particular had caught it this week hard. In the international match with France against Croatia, he had to go over the full season of 120 minutes. In the penalty shootout, the French won the quarter-final second leg in the Nations League with 7: 4. “It is a lack of respect for the players, not only to the clubs,” complained the narrow schedule. “We are not machines, and to bring our game and to call up a good performance, we need rest. All institutions, not just Laliga, have to understand that. You cannot define the appointments as you like.”