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Barcelonavs.Leganes

sportsmole.co.uk, 12 December 2024, 09:38
Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways in La Liga when they host Leganes on Sunday night.

The Catalan outfit were held to a 2-2 draw by Real Betis in Spain's top flight last weekend, but Hansi Flick's side remain top of the La Liga table, two points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.

The division leaders secured a huge three points in the Champions League on Wednesday night, meanwhile, as they recorded a 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Leganes, who sit in 17th spot in Spain's top flight, boasting 15 points from their opening 16 games of the campaign.

Ronald Araujo

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: December 15 (vs. Leganes)

Araujo was back on the bench against Dortmund, with the defender recovering from a hamstring operation, and the Uruguay international is now set to make his first appearance of the campaign in the clash with Leganes.

Andreas Christensen

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible return date: December 15 (vs. Leganes)

Christensen has been missing since the first gameweek of the campaign with an Achilles problem, but the Denmark international is now back in training and could return to the field before the winter 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.

Ansu Fati

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: December 15 (vs. Leganes)

Fati has been sidelined since last month with a thigh problem, but the Spaniard is now back in first-team training and in line to return before the winter break, potentially this weekend.

BARCELONA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Barcelona have no players suspended for the La Liga clash.

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