Barcelona have revealed in a statement that winger Ousmane Dembele has suffered from an elongation in the hamstring of his right thigh and will miss an as-of-yet unspecified period of time.
Dembele came off the bench against Cadiz on Saturday night, a game Barcelona lost 2-1. It was the French winger’s 12th appearance of a season in which he’s scored four goals.
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Las pruebas realizadas han mostrado que el jugador francés tiene una elongación en los isquiotibiales del muslo derecho🔗 Todos los detalles: https://t.co/cUDo0dV9du pic.twitter.com/vzjt6PHbRz
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) December 6, 2020
The news will come as a significant blow to Barcelona and Dembele, especially given how influential he was last week during the 3-0 defeat of Ferencvaros in Budapest.
The wide man’s spell at the club he joined in 2017 has been marked by injury, and he’s been unable to deliver on a consistent basis the form that earned him the move.
The rest of the first team trained on Sunday morning at Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva in a recovery session following Saturday night’s game.
The Azulgrana will train again on Monday morning to continue their preparations for their important upcoming Champions League clash with Juventus.
Featured image courtesy of Bleacher Report.
