Simply earlier than the worldwide break, Barcelona have been dealt a double health blow as key forwards Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal each picked up accidents.
Lewandowski is coping with a again downside which led to him being withdrawn from the Poland nationwide workforce squad.
In the meantime, Yamal missed Barça’s La Liga sport in opposition to Actual Sociedad and was subsequently pressured out of the Spain squad for his or her UEFA Nations League matches as nicely.
Set to return vs Celta Vigo
Nonetheless, in a significant enhance, Javi Miguel experiences that each Lewandowski and Yamal might be match and able to return when Barcelona tackle Celta Vigo proper after the worldwide break.
In truth, the report even states that defender Eric Garcia, who has been out for some time now because of pubalgia, will even be again in time for the conflict in opposition to the Galician outfit.
Set to return vs Celta Vigo. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
It is going to be a fine addition for Hansi Flick who has not been capable of work with a whole fully-fit squad to this point in his stint at Barcelona.
The report provides that whereas Lewandowski and Yamal might be again in opposition to Celta, solely the previous is anticipated to begin for Barça with the younger winger solely prone to characteristic from the bench.
Moreover, Hector Fort, who additionally withdrew from the Spain Below-19 squad because of some again discomfort, can be anticipated to be again for Barça in opposition to Celta.
It leaves Flick with out Ronald Araujo, Ferran Torres, Andres Christensen, Ansu Fati, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Marc Bernal with the latter two being long-term harm absentees anticipated to be again just for subsequent season.