DBasia.news – Not over on Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez’s injury problems, Barcelona’s hurricane injury that befell their attackers has continued. This time, it was Ousmane Dembele’s turn to be seriously injured.
Quoted from the US, which launched from the official website of Barcelona, Dembele had a hamstring injury during training session with the club on Monday (8/19) local time. The 22-year-old player is predicted to be absent for five weeks or around one month and a half.
Obviously the news has flustered Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona coach. The three attackers he has are injured and Valverde only have Antoine Griezmann as the only fit striker, plus Carles Perez, a La Masia product.
Moreover, Barcelona were defeated in the opening match of La Liga against Athletic Bilbao with a score of 0-1. Barcelona needed a victory when they hosted Real Betis at Camp Nou, week two of La Liga, Monday (8/26) at 2:00 a.m. WIB.
For Dembele, this is the fifth injury he suffered when strengthening Barcelona since 2017. In his debut season with Barcelona, the 2018 World Cup champion missed 20 games and last season missed four games due to hamstring.