Barcelona Blog
Barcelona achieved a narrow 1-0 victory over its host, Girona, in the match that was held between them on Saturday evening in the 18th round of the Spanish Premier League competitions.
With this victory, Barcelona strengthened its lead in the La Liga standings, with 47 points, a full 6 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who will face Real Sociedad tomorrow, Sunday, in the framework of the matches of the same round.
The match saw Ousmane Dembele injured after the French winger felt discomfort in his left foot midway through the first half. The player tried to continue, but he could not, and immediately asked for a substitution, as Xavi pushed Pedri instead. The Canary scored the winning goal and was also awarded the Man of the Match award.
The club issued a statement in the first half of the match indicating that the French player had been diagnosed with a quadriceps muscle injury in his left leg. He referred to some medical examinations that will be performed on the player upon his return to Barcelona. Seeing how limping Dembele was when he came back to the bench, the injury doesn’t look good.
For its part, Sport newspaper said that the period of absence of Osman Dembele after this injury will extend from 3 to 4 weeks, depending on the nature of the player’s response to recovery.
Barcelona will face Manchester United in the first leg of the European League final on February 16, and it is necessary to know the final diagnosis and the duration of the absence of Osman Dembele, who is Xavi’s main weapon in Barcelona’s attack, along with Robert Lewandowski.
