Barcelona have confirmed Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia suffered respective thigh and hip issues in the Blaugrana s win over Valencia.
Robert Lewandowski scored a last-gasp winner at Mestalla on Saturday, as Barca claimed a LaLiga victory in response to their Champions League exit in midweek.
However, both starting centre-backs failed to make it through the game, with Garcia taken off in the 42nd minute and Kounde making way in the 74th.
Kounde, a big-money signing from Sevilla, has had a stuttering start to his Barca career, having only returned from a hamstring problem, which he sustained while on international duty with France in September, on October 16.
Barca announced in a medical update on Sunday that Kounde has a left thigh strain, while Spain defender Garcia – who like his team-mate will be hoping to return to fitness ahead of the World Cup – has sustained what the club described as a muscle strain in his left hip.
No timeline was given for the duo s return, though the club did clarify that both issues were low , suggesting they are minor injuries. Neither player will feature against Viktoria Plzen in Barca s final Champions League match on Tuesday.
Tests carried out this morning concluded that:
Eric Garcia has an external obturator muscle strain in his left hip.
Jules Kounde has a biceps femoris muscle strain in his left thigh.
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