The American right back Sergiño Dest could only play 56 minutes in the 1-2 win of FC Barcelona in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16, against Galatasaray, due to injury and that will leave him out indefinitely.
Through a statement In a press release, the Catalan club reported that the footballer will miss El Clásico de España, which will be played this Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu.
“The tests carried out this morning on the first team player Sergiño Dest have shown that he suffers an injury to the femoral biceps of the left thigh. It is low and the evolution will mark its availability”, communicated the team.
His place as starting winger will be occupied by Dani Alves, the team’s historic defender. Right now they are 15 points behind the leader Real Madrid and with one less game, which could translate to 9 points from the first place in case of winning both matches.
Dest has played 56 match in La Liga and gave three assists. While he played four games in the Europa League, a competition in which he is now the undisputed right back because Alves was not registered.
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