Barça fans worried as Koundé ‘touched’ on right ankle while playing for France
The alarms are sounding at Can Barça. Jules Koundé could be the first casualty of the ‘FIFA Virus’ after France‘s friendly against Germany. The Barça defender started in Deschamps‘ team at the Groupama Stadium and was substituted without any apparent discomfort in the 61st minute. However, Saber Desfarges, a Telefoot journalist, has reported on his Twitter account that the French defender might have picked up an ankle injury.
The Barça fans were already rejoicing that in this first ’round’ of international matches, no culé player had suffered any physical problems. But the former Sevilla player could now cause a scare at a crucial moment of the season. With the PSG match just around the corner and the final stretch of LaLiga, the Frenchman is a vital pillar in the culé defense, so his absence would be particularly concerning.
This is especially true considering that in the clash against PSG, the right side of the defense will be where PSG’s main threat, Kylian Mbappe, operates. Whether it’s Araujo or Koundé himself who takes up that position, the Frenchman’s contribution was crucial in Xavi‘s tactics, and the defender had been performing at his best in recent weeks.
Koundé has featured in every game in 2024, completing 18 games with the Egarense, so Barça cannot afford to lose a player who had been providing the team with so much reliability in recent months. The defender has made 37 appearances as a Barça player this season, scoring two goals and providing four assists.
This content has been translated and adapted from the Spanish version of the digital newspaper
