Dembele is out for 5 weeks due to an injury – Reports

Spanish press reports revealed the possibility of Frenchman star Ousmane Dembele being out for 5 weeks due to an injury in the left thigh, after the injury, he suffered during yesterday’s against Girona in the 19th round of La Liga. Dembele suffered an injury in the opening match of the season against Atletic Bilbao and is being ruled out for 5 weeks according to Barça’s medical team. FC Barcelona announced the nature of the injury suffered by its French star Ousmane Dembele, during the Girona game, via the club’s Twitter, saying: “Test this evening on Ousmane Dembélé have revealed that he has strained the rectus femoris muscle in his left thigh. It means he is side-lined until the can recover from the injury.” The newspaper added that Barcelona will miss Dembele's services in its expected confrontation with Manchester United, in the knockout round of the European League, during the month of February. After 26 minutes of the 1-0 defeat of Girona, he was replaced by Pedri, who went on to score the only goal of the game.