The new tests carried out on the footballer determine a tear in the anterior rector of the left leg
He would lose close to a dozen games, including the double confrontation against Manchester United in the Europa League
The worst forecasts for Ousmane Dembélé are confirmed. The footballer will be out for five weeks after the injury he suffered on Saturday in Montilivi against Girona. The Frenchman felt a puncture in his left leg, it was tested, but he asked for the change in the 25th minute of the match.
During the first exploration that they carried out on him in Girona, he was expected to be out for about three weeks, but it was an indicative prognosis due to how the injury was and how the Frenchman felt it. Upon further exploration of the injury, a small tear in the rectus femoris of the left leg has been discovered and the most realistic discharge report is framed at five weeks. in the infirmary. The injury is not serious, but everything will depend on its evolution and healing.
Thus, Dembélé will miss a dozen games, including the double confrontation against Manchester United, corresponding to the ‘play-offs’ of the Europa League. Along with this tie, the league matches against Betis, Sevilla, Villarreal, Cádiz, Almería and Valencia are also added. In addition to the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals and a hypothetical return, as long as the draw does not pair Barça and Madrid. In this circumstance, the return would be postponed to April 5, the date on which the ‘mosquito’ should already have a medical discharge.
This is Dembélé’s first injury since Xavi took over the reins of the first team in November 2021.. The man from Egar has given him his trust and blind faith and the footballer has given it back on the pitch. Before his arrival on the bench, his injury history amounted to 14. Dembélé has changed the ‘chip’, but, as the Blaugrana coach said: “unfortunately, there will always be injuries.”