Barcelona injury news: Jules Kounde could line up against Real Madrid
Jules Kounde hasn't played for Barcelona in nearly a month due to injury, but he could be in the lineup this weekend against Real Madrid.
defender
Jules Koundehas returned to training, providing a significant fitness boost for Xavi's team ahead of this weekend's match against
Real Madrid
.
After suffering a thigh injury while on international duty with France, the 23-year-old has not featured for Barcelona since their 3-0 win over Elche on September 17.
Barcelona did not provide a timetable for Kounde's return, but head coach
Xavi
said earlier this week that the centre-back could play against Real Madrid on Sunday.
And the former
Sevilla
man took part in training at Ciutat Esportiva on Thursday, helping to alleviate the Catalan giants' injury woes. In addition to Kounde, who has started five times for Barcelona since his formal registration in late August, Memphis Depay, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Hector Bellerin, and Ronald Araujo have all been ruled out.
Xavi's team drew 3-3 with Inter on Wednesday, leaving their Champions League ambitions hanging by a thread, but they are level on points with Madrid at the top of LaLiga after winning seven straight games, six of which were clean sheets.
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