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In response to a current report from AS, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo is about to be included within the squad for the upcoming UEFA Champions League match towards Borussia Dortmund with no medical clearance from the membership docs.
Araujo, who has been sidelined for nearly 4 months resulting from a hamstring damage suffered in July, is raring to return to motion, though he has not been given medical clearance.
This implies his inclusion within the match towards Borussia Dortmund will seemingly be extra symbolic at this stage. The defender isn’t anticipated to function within the sport instantly, as his return to full health continues to be a piece in progress.
What’s Barcelona’s plan then?
Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick is concentrated on guaranteeing that Araujo doesn’t miss any extra group coaching periods, which is why the choice has been made to incorporate him within the squad, though he isn’t anticipated to play a significant function within the match.
Ronald Araujo will likely be included within the squad to face Borussia Dortmund. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
His true return to the pitch, barring any setbacks, is deliberate for Sunday’s sport towards Leganes at Montjuic.
The restoration course of will likely be gradual, with Araujo prone to function for less than 10 to fifteen minutes at first. The precise participant to make means for him within the beginning lineup is but to be decided.
Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez have each been in sturdy kind this season, and there may be even the chance that Araujo might exchange Jules Kounde, ought to Flick resolve to play Kounde as a right-back.
Whatever the lineup choices, Araujo’s return marks a big step ahead for each the participant and the workforce.
Araujo has been coaching with the squad for the previous couple of weeks, having accomplished a number of full coaching periods. His regular progress has given the teaching workers confidence that he’s on observe together with his restoration.
The Uruguayan has caught to the deliberate restoration timeline, together with his return to full coaching simply 4 months after present process surgical procedure. Barcelona is taking no probabilities, as they proceed to handle the defender’s restoration rigorously.
