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The victory over Osasuna in the Spanish League left Barcelona in trouble. Clement Lenglet is injured, and now Bluagrana has been exhausted as a central defender.
At Camp Nou, on Sunday (11/29/2020), in a match that Barça won 4-0, Lenglet suffered an ankle injury after an aerial duel with Rubén García in the 64th minute. After receiving treatment, the French defender was finally carried out because he was unable to continue play.
His position was later filled by Frenkie de Jong, who was retired by coach Ronald Koeman. Meanwhile Carles Alena, who came in to replace Lenglet, took the place left by De Jong.
The injury suffered by Lenglet added to a new problem in the Barça squad. All the center-backs from the first team entered the treatment room.
Samuel Umtiti has never appeared this season, following a knee injury he suffered since last season. Koeman, quoted by Diario Sport, said that the French defender had just recovered in two weeks.
 Lenglet was forced to leave the field in the second half. Photo: Getty Images / David Ramos |
Ronald Araujo has been out of the game since October with a muscle injury. The 21-year-old defender has only appeared 4 times this season. While Gerard Piqué recently suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and is expected to be grazing in March next year.
Inevitably, Koeman eventually promoted the Barcelona B player to the center-back position. When he fought Osasuna, he actually had Oscar Mingueza installed in a duo with Lenglet.
With Lenglet’s injury, it is very likely that Mingueza will play again, at least in the match against Ferencvaros in the Champions League, on Thursday (3/12) at 03.00 WIB.
In addition, the available options are to reinstall de Jong as a central defender or change one of the full-backs to become a central defender. Junior Firpo is one of the left-backs who tried as a center back last season.
With the current crisis, especially with the injuries suffered by Umtiti and Piqué, it is possible that Barça will catch up with a new center-back in the January transfer market.
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