Following a hard-fought win on Saturday, Barcelona are set to tackle Atletico Madrid as soon as once more this midweek, within the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
This guarantees to be one other gruelling sport for the Catalans, who’re already anticipating ninety minutes of battle with Atleti gamers at Camp Nou.
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To make issues worse, the temper within the Barcelona camp was soured following the damage of Marc Bernal, who has been .
Frenkie de Jong to return quickly
However on a uncommon constructive for Barcelona, it seems Frenkie de Jong is lastly closing in on his return to the pitch after nursing a recent damage.
In keeping with Catalunya Radio (h/t ), the Dutchman has been definitively dominated out of the primary leg conflict in opposition to Atletico Madrid within the Champions League.
Nonetheless, the midfielder may make it in time to function within the Catalonia derby in opposition to Espanyol over the weekend.
de Jong’s return is simply across the nook. (Picture by Angel Martinez/Getty Photos)
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This might function a serious increase for coach Hansi Flick, who’s presently working skinny on choices in the course of the park.
As talked about earlier, Bernal has been dominated out with a recent damage, whereas Gavi, regardless of returning to the pitch, isn’t but totally match.
The return of de Jong, due to this fact, might vastly enhance Barcelona heading into the ultimate section of the marketing campaign.
Furthermore, de Jong’s obvious return vs Espanyol suggests he could possibly be out there for the second leg tie in opposition to Atletico Madrid as properly, even when he doesn’t function prominently in opposition to the Catalan outfit on the weekend.
The report does verify that the Dutchman will rejoin workforce coaching tomorrow, however it will likely be far too early for him to be included within the squad to face Atletico Madrid.