After winning the Copa del Rey on Saturday, Barcelona will now focus their attention on their next fixture, which is against Inter Milan in the first stage of their semi-final tie of the Champions League. And there seems to be more good news for the Catalans prior to the competition at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company.
Inter will go in poor form in the game and have lost their last three games in all competitions (vs Bologna, AC Milan and AS Roma). And against the Romans on Sunday there was more bad news when they suffered a different injury problems prior to the trip to Catalonia.
According to the football-Italia, Benjamin Pavard stumbled after just 14 minutes in the San Siro after being injured in a non-contract incident. The former defender of Bayern Munich tried to continue after keeping the blow, but in the end he was unable to continue.
And according to information that is emphasized by MD, the early reports indicate that Pavard will not be available against Barcelona on Wednesday – and the same can also be said for Marcus Thuram, who has been out for the last few matches of his own injury problem.
Both Pavard Ad Thuram are considered as inviolable players for interhead coach Simone Inzaghi, so their absence at the Estadi Olimpic would be a big blow to the Nerazzurri. But on the other hand it is very good news for Barcelona, who hope to build a considerable advantage in the first stage before they go to Milan six days later.
It still has to be confirmed whether Pavard and Thuram can go to Catalonia with their inter -teammates, but for now it seems unlikely. But there is no doubt that Barcelona will still have a hard time on Wednesday, even if the two French internationals are excluded.