The defense of Barcelona Jules Kounde suffers a distal lesion in the femoral biceps of the left thighas reported on Thursday the Barca club, which has not specified the planned time of recovery, although It is estimated that it will be about two weeks.
The French international noticed a nuisance in the final stretch of the first part of the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League that faced Barça and Inter Milan (3-3) on the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys, and was replaced in the 42nd minute by Eric Garcia.
More decisive stretch of the season
This injury comes at a decisive moment of the coursesince the Catalans will visit the Giuseppe Meazza next Tuesday in the return of the semifinals of the 'Champions' and on Sunday, May 11 they will receive Real Madrid in a duel that can decide the title of LaLiga EA Sports, because they keep the whites in four points in the lead in the absence of five days.
Kounde's decline is a capital setback for coach Hansi Flick, since the defender is the Barcelona footballer who more minutes (405), games (55) and titles (51) accumulates this season.
In fact, the Barca team does not count on its template with a natural replacement for the right side that convinces the coach, who has recently chosen to relocate to the central Eric Garcia in that position in the few occasions in which the Gallic has needed to rest. Therefore, the Martorell player starts as the main favorite to get the position.
In addition, Barcelona is pending the evolution of the left side Alejandro Balde, that recovers from the distal lesion in the femoral biceps of the left thigh suffered on April 12.
The return of the Catalan footballer would give Flick the option to move his substitute, Gerard Martín, the right wing. Other alternatives for the coach are the side Héctor Fort – with little prominence this course – or displacing one of the available plants, such as Ronald Araujo, who had already played that role in previous years.
