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JUST IN: Barcelona suffer major injury blow ahead of Alaves clash

chuks oti

Oct 30, 2020

Barcelona have confirmed that centre-back, Ronald Araujo, has suffered a hamstring injury on his right leg ahead of their La Liga clash against Alaves this weekend.

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Araujo, 21, sustained the injury during Barcelona's away Champions League 2-0 victory against Juventus on Wednesday night.

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The Uruguayan youngster was substituted at half-time by Sergio Busquets after sensing pain.

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Barcelona made this known in a statement via its official website on Thursday.

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"Tests have revealed that Ronald Araujo has a femoral biceps (hamstring) injury in his right leg, and his availability will now depend on how the injury develops.

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"Araujo was unable to complete the game at the Juventus Stadium, which he started due to Gerard Piqu├® being suspended after receiving a red card against Ferencv├íros,ÔÇØ the statement read in part.

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