The primary leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Inter Milan earlier this week noticed the previous lose considered one of their most necessary gamers – Jules Kounde – to an damage.
The French worldwide needed to be taken off within the forty second minute, with Eric Garcia changing him. Assessments on Thursday confirmed that the defender had sustained a thigh damage which might maintain him out for 3 weeks.
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This comes as a giant blow for Barça with Kounde now set to overlook some essential video games, together with the reverse leg in opposition to Inter Milan in Italy subsequent week.
Ronald Araujo to interchange Jules Kounde
Stories had recommended that within the Inter Milan conflict on Could 6.
Nonetheless, sources have now informed Barça Common that Ronald Araujo has a very good likelihood to be the beginning right-back when the Blaugrana tackle Inter Milan subsequent week within the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
Set to begin vs Inter Milan? (Photograph by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
Supervisor Hansi Flick believes that the Uruguayan worldwide, who got here on as a second-half substitute within the first leg at Montjuic, ought to function from the get-go due to the energy and physicality he brings to the desk – one thing the workforce lacked within the first leg.
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It should be famous that Barcelona did discover it tough in opposition to Inter in aerial duels and set-piece conditions. In reality, two of the guests’ objectives on Wednesday emanated from nook kicks.
Having Araujo, who gives an even bigger bodily presence in defending such conditions whereas additionally including an offensive risk within the opposition field, might make sense for the Catalan heavyweights.
Will probably be fascinating to see if Flick does comply with via and begin Araujo at right-back or follow Eric, who did a high-quality job after changing Kounde.
What seems sure is that Hector Fort is unlikely to be concerned in a beginning function, with Flick having different choices forward of the La Masia expertise.