The Barcelona center-back Ronald Araujo shared training with the rest of the group this Friday, in the last session of the week, despite the fact that he has not yet been cleared of the avulsion of the adductor longus tendon of the right thigh that left him without playing no minute of the World Cup with the Uruguay team.
Thus, the forecast is that it will be available for Xavi Hernández for the first game after the break, which will be the League derby against Espanyol at the Spotify Camp Nou on December 31. If Araujo finally recovers in time and there are no other setbacks, the Barca coach will have an empty infirmary and will only have Robert Lewandowski out due to suspension.
The squad took to the grass of the Tito Vilanova field of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper after doing an exercise session in the gym. The only members missing were the French World Cup finalists Jules Koundé and Ousmane Dembelé, who will return to training next week.
The reinforcements in training this Friday were the players from the subsidiary and the youth Chadi Riad, Arnau Casas, Lamine Yamal, Ángel Alarcón and Dani Rodríguez. This weekend, Xavi will give the squad two holidays so that the players can celebrate Christmas with their families and, on Monday afternoon, Sant Esteve’s Day, they will return to work with their sights set on the game against the Spanish.
EFE