His sad face in the stands of Camp Nou during the clasico lost by his team to Real Madrid (2-1) this Sunday, still hid good news.
Ousmane Dembélé, sidelined for more than four months after having been operated on for an injury to the right thigh that occurred during Euro 2021 with the Blues, seems very close to returning to competition.
This Monday morning, the winger signed his return to Barça collective training by participating in part of the session, according to the Iberian daily "Sport".
Undoubtedly too fair for the match against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, the former Stade Rennes player could appear on the scoresheet, against Alavés next Saturday, and play, then, his first minutes of play since the start of the season .
Since his arrival in Catalonia in 2017, Dembélé (24 years old, 27 caps with the Blues) now has 663 days of unavailability with Barça.
Ousmane Dembélé is back with the group 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/zy8EV97so8
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 25, 2021
For his part, Thomas Lemar has relapsed.
Already absent two weeks in September for a physical glitch, the international world champion was again injured.
Replaced at half-time against Real Sociedad (2-2), the attacking midfielder of Atlético de Madrid (25 years old, 27 caps with the Blues) suffers from a right thigh injury.
The duration of his unavailability has not been communicated.
