Madrid, Spain – Wahala dey for FC Barcelona as dem dey prepare for Girona match wey go happen this Saturday. Dis one no be ordinary match oh, na LaLiga, and dem get big wahala for injury front. As e be now, dem dey count eight first-team players wey don waka go sideline, and dem just add Lewandowski join dem this week after him carry injury from international duty. E no good at all! (Na who go score goals now?)
Dis Polish striker don tear him thigh muscle, and na bad news for Barca wey don already lose plenty players since August. Na more dan 30% of dem squad dey injured, and dem dey hemorrhage players like say dem dey play FIFA and dey lose life! E no just make sense! (Wetin dem dey do, join Arsenal for injury list?)
Barcelona don feel the heat recently, as dem collect two hot defeats before international break – one from (2-1) in Champions League and another wahala 4-1 loss to dem same Girona in LaLiga. With dem two losses, na dem dey face El Clasico with Real Madrid wey dem no fit afford to miss any chance.
Gary, Gavi, and Ter Stegen dey down with knee surgeries and dem no go fit return until next months. Lewandowski and Olmo, wey dey suffer calf injuries, dey too go miss El Clasico. Na so bad it don be for dem lately (the way dem dey burn injury, e fit resemble African juju).
But no be all be gloom for Barca because two players, Yamal and Lopez, don comot for training. Dem fit return for dis Saturday match with Girona, as dem dey gingerly come back from groin injury. Plus, Torres wey don dey feel leg fatigue after international service go rest small, so him fit dey ready for Real Madrid match. (Safe game strategy, abi na gamble?)
Meanwhile, Real Madrid no dey miss for injury issues too. Dem dey prepare for Getafe clash dis Sunday, but dem go miss defender Dean Huijsen wey get calf small tear wey him collect during Villarreal match. E fit no be available for next matches, including the Clasico. Na wah! (Injury dey dance salsa for this season, abi wetin?)
Madrid dey top LaLiga with 21 points, two ahead of Barcelona wey dey follow up like padi wey dey jealous. Villarreal dey third with 16 points so di race dey hot! Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid dey in fifth position, level with other three teams wey get 13 points. Dem go face Osasuna wey dey 12th position for Saturday. E don dey clear say dis season no go easy for anybody, so make we sit down and enjoy di show. (Football na correct gist, abeg!)
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