Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong is carried off the pitch after getting injured throughout La Liga match.© AFP
Barcelona midfielders Pedri and Frenkie de Jong are anticipated to overlook the Champions League conflict towards Napoli after the Spanish membership confirmed Monday accidents picked up in Liga motion on the weekend. Dutch worldwide De Jong suffered a proper ankle sprain with Spaniard Pedri selecting up a brand new harm to his proper hamstring in Sunday’s goalless draw at Athletic Bilbao. Barca didn’t specify the length of the pair’s absence, however they could possibly be out for greater than a month and miss the Champions League final 16 second leg conflict towards Napoli subsequent week.
The five-time European champions will host the present Italian champions on March 12 with the tie finely poised after a 1-1 draw within the first leg.
De Jong was sidelined earlier this season with a proper ankle harm, whereas Pedri has been tormented by proper thigh issues with the newest being his third of the marketing campaign.
Pedri can also be anticipated to overlook Spain’s worldwide friendlies towards Colombia in London on March 22 and Brazil at Santiago Bernabeu 4 days later.
“They’re two very influential gamers in our recreation, two crucial gamers. We’ll miss them,” mentioned their coach Xavi Hernandez on Sunday, after the third-placed Catalans missed the prospect to go second.
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