Barcelona Injuries: Every Player Unavailable For El Clasico

The astir important lucifer of Barcelona’s run arrives connected Sunday erstwhile Hansi Flick’s men travel to Real Madrid for El Clásico.

La Blaugrana’s last-gasp triumph complete Girona past play means they are still wrong striking region of table-toppers Madrid and will leapfrog their bitter rivals pinch triumph astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu. It’s a venue astatine which they’ve recovered occurrence successful caller seasons, but Los Blancos person won each but 1 of their fixtures this word and person a cleanable grounds connected location soil.

Sunday’s duel successful nan superior will beryllium an almighty trial of Barça’s title credentials, particularly fixed they’re struggling importantly pinch injuries up of nan trip.

Here is nan latest Barça wounded news earlier El Clásico.

Marc-André ter Stegen is still missing. / IMAGO/Photo Players Images

Marc-André ter Stegen has been plagued by wounded successful caller years and nan German goalkeeper is still connected nan sidelines pursuing a backmost cognition undergone successful precocious July.

Ter Stegen isn’t expected to return until nan extremity of nan almanac year.

Joan García

Joan García adds to Barcelona’s goalkeeping woes. / Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images

Joan García was signed complete nan summertime to easiness Barça’s goalkeeping issues, but nan Spaniard entered nan curen room astatine nan extremity of September.

He underwent a knee cognition and isn’t expected to return until aft nan November world break, pinch Wojciech Szczęsny filling successful for nan clip being.

Gavi is retired for nan long-term. / Koji Watanabe/Getty Images

Gavi is different who has struggled pinch injuries successful caller seasons and nan youngster was forced to acquisition different knee cognition successful September.

Fortunately, he avoided an ACL tear, but he was still fixed a five-month betterment timeline. An nonstop return day is unknown.

Dani Olmo

Dani Olmo sustained an wounded pinch Spain. / Pedro Salado/Getty Images

Dani Olmo succumbed to nan ‘FIFA Virus’ that has disappointment Barcelona this season, pinch nan Spaniard sustaining a setback connected world work pinch Spain.

He’s not expected to beryllium retired of action for overmuch longer, but he will decidedly beryllium absent for nan travel to Madrid this weekend.

Raphinha is simply a awesome uncertainty for Sunday. / Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images

Barça hoped to person Raphinha backmost disposable for El Clásico aft nan winger picked up a hamstring wounded successful September, but his rumor is taking longer to heal than expected.

That intends nan Brazilian remains a major uncertainty for nan conflict pinch Madrid, and surely won’t beryllium capable to commencement astatine nan Bernabéu. Flick will beryllium keen to person him disposable successful immoderate capacity for a important fixture.

Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski was injured connected world duty. / Fran Santiago/Getty Images

Barcelona will proceed without Robert Lewandowski connected Sunday, pinch nan Poland world different cursed by nan ‘FIFA Virus’ during nan October break.

A hamstring wounded will support him sidelined for nan adjacent fewer weeks, pinch nan striker apt to return either broadside of nan November world break.

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