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Barcelonavs.Espanyol

sportsmole.co.uk, 31 October 2024, 11:14
Barcelona will be aiming to make it six straight wins in all competitions when they continue their 2024-25 campaign with a La Liga fixture against Espanyol on Sunday afternoon.

Hansi Flick's side will enter the Catalan derby off the back of an incredible 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in El Clasico, with the result moving them six points clear at the top of the La Liga table.

Barcelona have scored 21 times in their last five matches in all competitions, while they have already managed 37 goals in Spain's top flight during an impressive campaign to date.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Espanyol, who sit 17th in the division, picking up 10 points from their opening 11 matches of the season.

Ronald Araujo

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: November 26 (vs. Brest)

Araujo will again miss out for Barcelona against Espanyol, but the centre-back has revealed that he is making excellent progress in his recovery from a hamstring operation, with his return set to come before the end of November.

Andreas Christensen

Status: Out

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible return date: November 10 (vs. Real Sociedad)

Christensen remains on the treatment table with an Achilles problem, but the Denmark international is said to be in the latter stages of his recovery, with a return to action potentially occurring before the November international break.

Marc Bernal

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Bernal suffered an ACL injury against Rayo Vallecano in the league earlier this term, and he is out for the season, with the youngster working to be ready for pre-season ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Barcelona will be missing their number one goalkeeper Ter Stegen for the remainder of the season due to the serious knee injury that he suffered in the clash with Villarreal on September 22.

Ferran Torres

Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: Unknown

Barcelona remain without the services of versatile forward Torres due to the thigh problem that he suffered during his side's clash with Alaves before the October international break.

Eric Garcia

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Muscle

Possible return date: November 3 (vs. Espanyol)

Barcelona have been without Garcia for their last three matches due to a muscular problem, and it remains to be seen whether the defender recovers in time for the Catalan derby.

BARCELONA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Barcelona have no players suspended for the La Liga clash.

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