The forward and the defender will join the long list of casualties that Sergi Barjuán will have to lead a complicated exit to Kiev, where FC Barcelona is playing a good part of its options in order to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The Barça team added two more absences for their next call-up during the draw (1-1) against Deportivo Alavés. The first was Sergio “el Kun” Agüero, who was dizzy for a few minutes before retiring to the locker room and going straight to the hospital for a cardiology study, as required by the protocol.
From minute 41 we go to 70, in which Gerard Piqué noticed some discomfort that resulted in an overload in the soleus of the right leg that will not allow him to be available for the trip to Ukraine. In both cases it is unknown when they will be able to count again for Sergi Barjuán.
The stake against Dynamo Kyiv, corresponding to matchday 4 of Group E of the Champions League, is a key match that will take place at the same time as Bayern München-Benfica. The Bavarians have a five-point margin over the Portuguese, who in turn are one ahead of the Spanish and three ahead of the Ukrainians.
A Barça victory is key to putting pressure on the eagle team, which has the complicated mission of scoring points in the fiefdom of the Bundesliga leader after conceding a win (0-4) at home against them. The fifth day, where Benfica will visit the Camp Nou, may be the key in the group’s resolution.
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