Barcelona is well placed to reach the semi-final of the Champions League after their extensive 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the first stage of their quarter-final draw on Wednesday. And although the competition is not over yet, the significant margin does mean that the Catalan side is able to take fewer risks that go on Tuesday in the Signal Iduma Park.
And the great risk that they could have taken next week was with Dani Olmo, who has been out in recent weeks after picking up a muscle injury in the victory over Osasuna. He is expected to return in the near future and he does have opportunities to be involved against Dortmund.
But according to MD, it is not expected that film will call the Spanish playmaker for the trip to Germany, even if he received the medical green light in the structure of the luminaire.
According to the report, OLMO was part of Thursday's training session with its Barcelona teammates, and this is a good omen for this return in the near future. However, he is excluded for Saturday's La Liga match against Leganes, while he is not expected to be eligible for selection in Dortmund, because Flick does not want to take any risks with his recovery, which is logical, since it was not Olmo's first muscle injury of the season.
Olmo was initially excluded for three weeks and that timeline will not have been fulfilled by the time that Barcelona is confronted against Dortmund in the second stage of their quarter-final of Champions League. As such, it would be no surprise to see him in the Catalan capital to continue his recovery prior to the La Liga nature of the following weekend, which is against Celta Vigo at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company.
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