Bad news for Xavi Hernandez on the first night of international matches. Jules Conde had to withdraw due to physical problems in the 21st minute of the match between France and Austria. The Barcelona central defender threw himself on the ground and with obvious signs of injury he warned Deschamps’ coaching staff to prepare for the change
Conde took off his boots and stood indignantly on the grass while Saliba was getting ready to jump on the grass. In the absence of relevant tests, it appears clear that he has a muscle strain, although it will be necessary to know the exact extent of his injury to know how much time Xavi will lose
The normal thing is that Conde returns to Barcelona to be evaluated and that he does not play the last Nations League match against Denmark, but everything will depend on the tests that are carried out within the French focus
Barcelona has a complicated agenda when this national team ends, with a tough month of competition ahead. He will start by visiting Mallorca before traveling to Milan to play against Inter in the Champions League, the team that will visit after just one week at the Camp Nou in a double duel that seems essential to qualify, with Celta in the league between Inter and Inter
And after Barcelona, Inter, El Clasico. On the weekend of October 15-16, Barcelona visited the Santiago Bernabeu, a duel in red on the calendar … and in the FC Barcelona medical team with Conde in mind
The curse of injuries in France
Condé is the latest in a long list of wounded in France to suffer a real curse in this international window. Lloris, Lucas, Teo Hernandez, Dean, Kimpembe, Koeman, Kante, Pogba, Rabio and Benzema have either been left out or injured after the Deschamps call
Not only is Condé retired due to physical problems with his casting. Memphis also had to leave the Netherlands against Poland. The striker put his hand on the back of his thigh in the 50th minute of the match and went straight to the dressing room for treatment. Two losses for Xavi on the first day of the selections commitments
In the same match, Frenkie de Jong in the first half was replaced by De Ron, without any physical accident for the Dutch player who was forced to change
