ALARM: Andrés Iniesta follows lesionado and will lose the derbi

After it took place the corresponding draw to the quarter-finals of Glass of the King of 2017-2018, the FC Barcelona knew that would have an exciting derbi in front of his rival of the city, RCDE Espanyol. It treats of a team complicated for the Barcelona, especially in Cornellá-The Prat. However, the team culé already has been able to win in the present edition of LaLiga Santander and expects to repeat the result, although it will have to be without the presence of his captain.

Andrés Iniesta did not contest neither a minute in front of the Real Sociedad since it did not find to the one hundred by one hundred physically to play, and less in the meteorological conditions that gave in San Sebastián, with a strong rain, a lot cold and a very physical and conclusive game by part of the 'txuri urdin'.

The past Monday, the club confirmed that the midfield player manchego suffers an injury that will prevent him play in front of the RCD Espanyol. "The player has one overloads in the sóleo of the right leg. The evolution will mark his availability for the next parties", prayed the official communiqué issued by the FC Barcelona.

Andrés Iniesta did not participate in the session of training of the Tuesday in the afternoon, something that left clear his absence in Cornellà-The Prat to contest the party of gone of the eighth of final of Glass of Rey. The one of Fuentealbilla still does not have a concrete date for his return to the terrains of game.

Hard calendar

To the FC Barcelona comes him on a calendar complicated and cluttered of parties of the three competitions. In the weeks to come, the Barcelona team will have to face up to practically two parties by week, something that will force to Ernesto Valverde to take important decisions to protect to his footballers of overloads it of minutes. Andrés Iniesta suffered the first consequences of the hard calendar falling lesionado.