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Gerard Pique sustains knee injury, to miss action for at least 2 months

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya November 22, 2020 40


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Barcelona on Sunday has confirmed that Gerard Pique has sustained a serious knee injury and as a result, the defender is expected to be out for at least two months.

Pique was in tears as he hobbled off the pitch during Barca’s 1-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday following a collision with Angel Correa.

“Tests have shown that he has a grade 3 sprain in the internal lateral ligament and partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee,” said Barcelona in a statement.

The club also confirmed that after tearing a muscle in his thigh, Sergi Roberto, who can play right-back or central midfield, will be out for two months

There was no official estimate for Pique’s return but reports in Spanish press suggest that the defender could be out for anything between two and six months.

Pique’s absence leaves Barca with Clement Lenglet as their one fit central defender, given that Samuel Umtiti and Ronald Araujo are also out injured.

In recent weeks Frenkie de Jong has sometimes dropped into defense but for Ronald Koeman, the condition is far from ideal as his side dropped to their third league loss of the season against Atletico.

Barca sits 10th in La Liga but has fared better in the Champions League, topping Group G with nine points out of nine ahead of Tuesday’s game away at Dynamo Kiev.

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