Barcelona has received a positive update about the fitness of Ronald Araujo after their 4-1 victory at Seville.
La Blaugrana grabbed their chance in Andalucia after a 1-1 draw in this weekend's Madrid Derby while they closed the title gorge.
The side of Hansi Flick is now only one point behind the second place Atletico Madrid and two behind leaders Real Madrid after 23 games played.
Four goals in the night have concluded another dominant Barcelona performance with the in-shape Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both on goal.
However, the trip to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan was not perfect for Flick, sent with Fermin Lopez and Ronald Arajo who sustained an early injury.
Lopez scored Barcelona's second goal of the night, but his yellow card was upgraded to a red after a variety control.
The Spanish international is now confronted with a ban that could be up to three games, depending on the decision of La Liga.
Concern about Araujo was immediately tackled by Flick full -time and he confirmed that the Uruguayan will undergo tests in the coming days to assess the extent of the injury.
After being forced for 22 minutes, Barcelona fans feared the worst, but Flick is cheerful in the situation.
“We expect test results tomorrow and we hope it is not that serious. This is how it looks now, “according to reports from Marca.
The early indications hints that he will miss at least a short period of action and he will probably miss their incoming home collision against in-form Rayo Vallecano on 17 February.
Eric Garcia replaced Araujo in the game and yielded a late fourth goal for Barcelona, and he is ready to board the 25-year-old, depending on his absence.
Flick offered a short update about Lopez and claimed that he would learn from the lack of control, which was sent away for the first time in his career.
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