Hansi Flick announced on the eve of the game that he already saw Frenkie de Jong ready to play a full game. The Barça coach, for the second consecutive game, gave the Dutchman the title to lead the team alongside Marc Casado. However, Frenkie ended up being substituted after the break to come on Elm. De Jong suffered a blow to his left knee in an action with a soccer player from the Royal Society in the 25th minute. Although initially it seemed that he could not continue, finally the former Ajax He continued playing, but he couldn’t stand the pain and in the second half he didn’t even jump onto the field. In fact, he could be seen leaving the stadium Reale Arena limping
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After being away from the field for more than five months due to his right ankle injury, De Jong He reappeared last October 1 in the Champions League, playing the last 15 minutes against Young Boys.
Since then the Dutchman was adding minutes, but he was not a starter until last Wednesday in Belgrade, where he played for more than an hour but still did not complete the 90 minutes. Yesterday he repeated his ownership and, in principle, the idea was that he could play the entire game, as he advanced flickbut again he couldn’t finish it.
After leaving the stadium limping, the Dutchman could undergo medical tests today to determine if he only suffers a bruise from the collision with the rival footballer’s knee, or if he suffers an injury. Among all the competitions -League and Champions-, De Jong He has played a total of 155 minutes so far, a role that is far from what was usual for the Dutchman before his right ankle injury in the Clásico at the Bernabéu last year.
