Rodri to Miss Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Clash with Hamstring Injury
Barcelona said tests showed a minor right hamstring injury, leaving the midfielder unavailable for a match between the LaLiga leaders and Atlético Madrid.
- Barcelona midfielder Rodri will miss Sunday's top-of-the-table clash against Atlético Madrid after suffering a 'minor injury to his right hamstring,' the club confirmed Wednesday.
- The Spain midfielder was substituted at half-time during Tuesday's 3-0 Champions League victory over Aston Villa, with medical tests at the training ground confirming the hamstring issue.
- Since joining from Manchester City this summer, Rodri has established himself as first choice in Barça's midfield, making 14 appearances. Barça leads LaLiga with 30 points, two points ahead of Diego Simeone's Atlético.
- Club football pauses for an international break after this weekend; Rodri's next potential return is Barça's LaLiga match against Villarreal on November 22, as Spain coach Luis de la Fuente names his squad on Friday.
- While Barça's defensive injury crisis eases with Eric García and Andreas Christensen returning to training, Jules Koundé remains sidelined alongside unavailable players Xavi Espart, Dani Olmo, and Roony Bardghji.
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La Liga: Barca's Rodri misses Atletico visit with hamstring injury
Barcelona midfielder Rodri has been ruled out of Sunday’s La Liga match against his former club Atletico Madrid because of a right hamstring injury. Read More: https://punchng.com/la-liga-barcas-rodri-misses-atletico-visit-with-hamstring-injury/
Barcelona, 4 Nov (EFE).- The midfielder Rodrigo Hernández ‘Rodri’ will be low in the match that Barcelona will fight this Sunday before the Atlético of Madrid for a “small injury” in the femoral biceps of the right leg. This was communicated this Wednesday by the Catalan club after the tests to which he was subjected the [...] The entry Rodri will be low before the Atlético of Madrid for a “small injury” in the femoral biceps was first published…
The footballer suffers a small injury to the femoral biceps of the right leg
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