Madrid and Barcelona striker crisis
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| Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are unlikely to face Sporting Gijon |
Barcelona and Real Madrid welcomes league matches this weekend with a number of players affected by injuries, among them Lionel Messi and Kareem Benzema.
Barcelona will play against Villarreal with five-point advantage over Real Madrid when Messi had suffered injury to his right foot. The problem that plagued the Argentine striker, as well as some other players earlier injury, could make Barca crisis mainstay players.
Because the other Barcelona players mainstay, such as Gerard Pique also wounded when Spain against Lithuania in Kaunas sand field. When Carles Puyol is not fit and Eric Abidal liver tumor surgery, the crisis experienced by Barcelona more prominent.
Barcelona coach, Josep Guardiola cursing the international games last week. The reason, Messi and Pique injury while defending his country. Increased with the injury list when Bojan Krkic for Spain U-21.
Just like Barca, Real Madrid were anxious to Ronaldo, who injured his left leg. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho did not want to risk it by playing the attacker Portugal against Sporting Gijon tomorrow. Moreover, next week they meet Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League.
Benzema added Madrid injury list. French striker was replaced at the last minute against Croatia. He is expected to miss 10 days, when he was on fire with his club. "He hurt his thigh," said French coach, Laurent Blanc, Thursday (31/03/2011).
Benzema scored eight goals in his last five games of Madrid. The loss of Benzema makes Madrid striker crisis, let alone Higuain could not play. Only remaining striker Emmanuel Adebayor, a player on loan from Manchester City. Another player, Marcelo was also injured when going to defend his country against Scotland. From the Italian league, while Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic down against Moldova. However, he could not help AC Milan versus Inter Milan this weekend in the Derby Della Madonnina.
Stars are likely to miss this weekend:
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. | Players Robin Van Persie Nicklas Bendtner Lionel Messi Gerard Pique Bojan Krkic Christiano Ronaldo Karim Benzema Marcelo Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Club Arsenal Arsenal Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Real Madrid Real Madrid Real Madrid AC Milan | The Reason Thigh Injury Ankle Injury Right Leg Injury Thigh Injury Ankle Injury Right Leg Injury Thigh Injury Thigh Injury Accumulation |
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