Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele Out due to Injury
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out of his side’s Champions League final group stage game against Juventus at Camp Nou. The former Borussia Dortmund forward came off the bench in their 2-1 loss to Cadiz but still suffered an injury in the little time he played.
Barcelona was beaten in their La Liga weekend game by the newcomers 2-1 at the Estadio Ramon de Carranza. A goal each from Alvaro Giminez and former Manchester Cty forward Alvaro Negredo in either half of the meeting ensured Alvaro Cervera’s men claim a 2-1 win over Barcelona.
The club, however, confirmed that the 2018 World Cup winner picked up a hamstring injury after coming on for Phillipe Coutinho at the start of the second half.
Although Barca has already qualified for the next stage of the competition, they have their pride to protect with Cristiano Ronaldo set to return to the Nou Camp for the game.
The Portuguese international was not in the first leg due to coronavirus protocol measures. He was observing his self-isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. Juventus lost the game 2-0 in his absence, his return will be a revenge mission as they will want avange their 2-0 home loss.
Barcelona has not been in the best of form in the domestic league as they are currently in the 9th place position with 14 points with two outstanding games.
Koeman’s men have won all their first five group games and they will hope to finish that way when they battle Old Lady for three points on Tuesday. Dembele has been confirmed not fit to play against the Italian giants.