Official medical report and recovery time for Balde and Kounde

FC Barcelona

Concern settled on Barcelona’s defensive flank after the last match. Alejandro Balde and Jules Koundé, the two starting full-backs, ended with problems in the left hamstring, specifically in the biceps femoris.

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Alejandro Balde
3.690.000€+230.000€    4

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Kounde
5.690.000€-10.000€    3

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The clearest report is Balde’s. The club has reported “an injury to the distal biceps femoris of the left leg” and sets an estimated absence period of about four weeks. With that timeframe, the academy graduate will definitely miss Athletic, Sevilla, Rayo, and the tie against Newcastle. In principle, he would come back just in time for the April 4-5 Liga match at the Metropolitano, and his presence should not be at risk for any hypothetical Champions League quarter-finals.

The sequence of the match left two consecutive scenes. Koundé was substituted early after feeling discomfort, and Balde, who came on precisely for him, ended up leaving the field devastated in the second half, covering his face and aware that it was a serious muscle problem.

What the club says about Koundé

In the Frenchman’s case, FC Barcelona merely notes that “he has an injury to the middle third of the biceps femoris in the left leg and that his evolution will determine his availability”. At first, according to club sources, the recovery period should be similar. It’s unlikely to see him before the break.