Barcelona midfielders Pedri and Frenkie de Jong are anticipated to overlook the Champions League conflict towards Napoli after the Spanish membership confirmed Monday accidents picked up in Liga motion on the weekend. Dutch worldwide De Jong suffered a proper ankle sprain with Spaniard Pedri choosing up a brand new harm to his proper hamstring in Sunday’s goalless draw at Athletic Bilbao. Barca didn’t specify the length of the pair’s absence, however they may very well be out for greater than a month and miss the Champions League final 16 second leg conflict towards Napoli subsequent week.

The five-time European champions will host the present Italian champions on March 12 with the tie finely poised after a 1-1 draw within the first leg.

De Jong was sidelined earlier this season with a proper ankle harm, whereas Pedri has been suffering from proper thigh issues with the newest being his third of the marketing campaign.

Pedri can be anticipated to overlook Spain’s worldwide friendlies towards Colombia in London on March 22 and Brazil at Santiago Bernabeu 4 days later.

“They are two very influential players in our game, two very important players. We will miss them,” stated their coach Xavi Hernandez on Sunday, after the third-placed Catalans missed the possibility to go second.

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