French press confirms bad injury news for PSG

Injured during the French U21 team's international break, Bradley Barcola's status for the first-leg match against FC Barcelona in the Champions League is uncertain.
Injured during the French U21 team's international break, Bradley Barcola's status for the first-leg match against FC Barcelona in the Champions League is uncertain. / Catherine Steenkeste/GettyImages
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Injured during the international break with the French U21 team, Bradley Barcola remains highly uncertain for the first-leg match against FC Barcelona in the Champions League.

PSG enters this final stretch of the 2023-2024 season with almost an empty infirmary, a rare occurrence in recent years. As of now, only Presnel Kimpembe is already ruled out for the upcoming matches of the Parisian club.

For their part, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes did their return against Stade Rennais this Wednesday. Finally, there is still Bradley Barcola's case to clarify. The 21-year-old winger injured his hamstring during a friendly match with the French U21 team against Ivory Coast during the March international break.

A race against time for his return against FC Barcelona on April 10th was underway. But a week before this Champions League quarter-final first leg, the presence of the former Lyon player is becoming increasingly uncertain.

French press confirms bad injury news for PSG

In its medical update on Tuesday, PSG indicated that Bradley Barcola was undergoing adapted work and had not yet resumed collective training with his teammates. This is bad news as the match against FC Barcelona looms.

According to information from Le Parisien, the number 29 of the Rouge & Bleu side is also heading towards being ruled out for the next match against Clermont Foot 63 this Saturday, as part of the 28th round of Ligue 1.

Therefore, bad news for Bradley Barcola who will not be able to use this match against the bottom-placed team to regain some rhythm. "His presence against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, April 10, is still very uncertain today," concludes the Parisian outlet.

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Before his hamstring injury, Bradley Barcola was in a slump but remained an important element in Luis Enrique's starting eleven alongside Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe. He had notably participated in the double confrontation against Real Sociedad in the Champions League round of 16 first-leg.

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