Jules Kounde Set to Join Long List of Barcelona Players to Miss El Clasico Against Real Madrid Through Injury

• Jules Kounde’s chances of playing in his first El Classico seem to be in doubt following his failure to recover in time from an injury
• Kounde was ruled out for 3 to 4 weeks after picking up an injury playing for France during the International window last month
• Barcelona already has 5 players including Depay and De Jong missing through injury ahead of the clash with Real Madrid this weekend

Barcelona are set to miss several key players for the El Clasico against Real Madrid this weekend with Jules Kounde the latest star likely to be ruled out.

Kounde was ruled out for 3-4 weeks after getting injured during the international break but has failed to recover in time for the top-of-the-table clash against Real Madrid.

According to Football Espana, the French defender’s absence leaves Barcelona with just Eric Garcia and Gerard Pique as natural options in the centre of defence for the Catalan giants.

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Barcelona are already missing top players including Memphis Depay, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Hector Bellerin, and Ronald Araujo for the crunch tie against Real Madrid.

Barcelona are bidding to extend their advantage at the top of the La Liga table when they host Real Madrid on October 16 with both teams tied on 22 points after 8 games.

Barcelona midfielder Kessie ruled out of Inter Milan clash

Meanwhile, Barcelona will not have Frank Kessie available when the La Liga giants tackle Inter Milan as the Ivorian midfielder has been ruled out with an adductor strain, Barca Universal reports.

The 25-year-old has failed to recover on time after being ruled out for 7-10 days with the injury prior to the Inter Milan game at the San Siro Stadium which the Catalans lost 1-0 last week.

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Kessie missed the weekend La Liga clash versus Celta Vigo last weekend and is now set to miss the crucial second-leg fixture against the Italian giants at Camp Nou.

Barcelona completes the registration of Jules Kounde

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Spanish giants FC Barcelona has completed the registration of new signing Jules Kounde.

The Catalan giants were able to register six of their seven unregistered players in time before their 2022/23 La Liga opener against Rayo Vallecano.

Kounde was the only unlucky star to miss out but the 23-year-old is available for selection for the clash against Real Valladolid on Sunday.