Barcelona: Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo suffered a thigh-muscle tear whilst on world accountability, his membership mentioned Saturday, whilst confirming Jules Kounde additionally had a thigh factor.

Araujo was once taken off within the first minute of Uruguay’s 1-0 loss to Iran in a pleasant on Friday night time. Kounde lasted simply 23 mins of France’s 2-0 International locations League win over Austria on Thursday.

The central defenders will pass over their nations’ subsequent fit and usually are unavailable for Barcelona’s first video games when membership soccer resumes.

With the Clasico drawing near on October 16, Barcelona trainer Xavi Hernandez would possibly wish to assemble a brand new defence for upcoming fixtures, together with a reprieve for Gerard Pique, who has been in large part frozen out.

Since he was once registered to play for the Catalan aspect, following his summer time transfer from Sevilla, Kounde has turn out to be a key a part of Barcelona’s rearguard, steadily used at right-back. Spanish reviews counsel he’s going to be out for no less than 3 weeks, despite the fact that the membership didn’t specify a restoration time.

The world spoil has been problematic for Barca. Memphis Depay suffered a hamstring damage with the Netherlands of their 2-0 win over Poland on Thursday. Frenkie de Jong was once substituted for precaution in the similar fit.