Hard blow for PSG?
Appearing to complain about the back of his left thigh, Bradley Barcola was forced to give up his place shortly before the half-hour mark this Friday, in Châteauroux, during the 3-2 victory of the French Espoirs against the Ivorians, in friendly.
Starting at the front of the French attack, the Paris Saint-Germain winger left in the 28th minute of play.
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Right away, coach Thierry Henry was at a loss to give details or imagine a replacement for the rest of the course.
“I don't know... Already, I'm disappointed for him, for PSG, that's not the goal... There are players who arrived with small problems like Arnaud Kalimuendo, who didn't play, we lost Malo Gusto, who is ill... We're not stupid either, but there really wasn't anything on Barco, that's why we started him.
Unfortunately, he gets injured
,” he complains, on the
L’Équipe
channel .
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It's annoying, because you don't want to see your player get injured.
Thierry Henry
At a press conference, the 98 world champion was relatively reassuring, referring to an injury that seemed “
mild
” to him at first glance.
To see if Barcola could play against the United States on Monday in Sochaux.
“
It’s annoying, because you don’t want to see your player get injured.
I had a little moment of hesitation (when Barcola was injured, Editor's note), but we really try to pay attention to everything.
And there was no alert for 'Barco'.
He gets injured suddenly
,” continued Thierry Henry,
emphasizing in passing, regarding Malo Gusto, ill and out of the two matches, that he “
could have stayed.
But in the end we said to ourselves that it was no use
.”
Last but not least, Arnaud Kalimuendo, who arrived in the French team with calf discomfort, “
will play against the United States
”.
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Crazy final sprint with PSG
Transferred from Lyon to Paris last summer for €50 million including bonus, Bradley Barcola, 21, has been regularly lined up in Luis Enrique's eleven since last December.
He played around thirty matches with the reigning French champions (3 goals, 6 assists), engaged in an exciting end to the season to say the least: they are in the race on all counts!
Paris has a meeting with Olympique de Marseille on March 31 for the Classic, at the Vélodrome, in the championship, before hosting Stade Rennais in the Coupe de France, on April 3.
All with the sights set on the quarter-final of the Champions League against FC Barcelona, on April 10 at the Parc des Princes and on the 16th at Monjuic.
It remains to be seen whether Barcola will be there…