FC Barcelona Captain İlkay Gündogan Injured in International Match Against France

During the break in international matches, FC Barcelona received bad news. The captain of the German national team, Ilkay Gündogan, had to abandon the friendly match against France in Dortmund, this Tuesday, September 12. In the first moments of the match, the midfielder competed for a ball and suffered an unbalanced fall, hitting him on the back. Despite trying to continue playing for a while, eventually, through tears, he had to be replaced.

Eight minutes into the duel, the Barça midfielder engaged in an aerial duel with Adrien Rabiot, but lost his balance and fell backwards to the ground. He tried to continue in the game for one more period, but finally, between sobs, Gündogan had to be replaced by Pascal Gross, at 25 ‘.

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The situation has generated concern in the Blaugrana store, as the start of the Champions League approaches. Furthermore, the Catalan team will have to face this challenge without the participation of Pedri, who is also injured and will not be available for the first match of the group stage in the top European competition.

However, Rudi Völler, the new coach of the Bavarian national team, showed initial optimism after the first medical examination: “He has a bruise on his back, but nothing is broken.” According to a SPORT report, it is possible that it is a pelvic injury. The athlete is waiting to undergo tests to determine the severity.

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Barcelona: what’s coming

After beating Osasuna 2-1, FC Barcelona will have to focus on its next challenge. Their opponent will be none other than Betis, with whom they will face each other on Saturday, September 16 from 2:00 in the afternoon (Colombian and Peruvian time), at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium.

Be careful, the match will be part of the fifth day of the first division of the Spanish league. Xavi Hernández’s team, in the aforementioned competition, has had a promising start, since it had three wins and a draw, so it has been fighting to get closer to the first places in the general table.

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Huancaíno graduated in Communication Sciences from the USMP and with a master’s degree in Digital and Data Journalism from the Nebrija University of Madrid. Experience in international issues. Currently, he writes for Mexico and Colombia, in Depor. My interests: social issues and how they affect sports and other areas of human development.

2023-09-13 02:13:22
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