Barcelona Receive โRashford Boost, But Pedri Remains Sidelined for Chelseaโข Clash
Barcelona have โreceived positive news regarding Marcus Rashford’s fitness ahead of their Champions Leagueโ match against chelsea. The forward returned โto trainingโ on Sunday, alleviating โconcerns after missing sessions on Thursday and Friday, and being absent from camp โNou on Saturday. Initial โขexplanations for his absence ranged from personal matters to a minor physical issue and then โthe flu, causing some uncertainty, but his presence at Ciutat Esportiva suggests he โwill be included in the travelling squad.
Though, Barcelona will be without Pedri for the trip to London. โThe midfielder failed to participate in Sunday’s team training,definitively ending hopes of a swift recovery. โPedri has been out of action since sustaining a left hamstring injury duringโ the โขOctober 26th El Clasicoโข match.โ Despite recent progress, the club has โdecided to prioritize a cautious โฃapproach to his rehabilitation,โข now anticipating his return either against Deportivo Alaves this weekend or, at the latest, against Atletico Madrid onโ December 2nd.
In further team news,Frenkie de Jong is available for selection after servingโค a suspension โขduring Saturday’sโค match against Athletic Club. His availability provides aโฃ boost โfor coach Flick asโข he โprepares to counter chelsea’s strong midfield. Alejandro Balde is also expected to feature despite โฃleaving the 4-0 โคvictory over Athletic club with a slight limp, while severalโฃ other first-team โขplayersโ focused โon recovery work following the weekend fixture.
