Opponent watch: Granada set to be without two players for Barcelona encounter

Barcelona will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run and go into the upcoming international break on a high with a victory when they take on Granada this weekend.

The Blaugrana are the only team in La Liga yet to lose a single game in eight matchweeks and are currently second in the standings, one point below Real Madrid.

Following wins over Sevilla and FC Porto over the past few days, the next challenge for Barcelona is a trip to Los Carmenes to face Granada.

Granada without two players

Granada will be without two important players for the clash on Sunday night, which will come as a boost for Barcelona.

Indeed, as per Mundo Deportivo, Granada are going to be without goalkeeper Raul Fernandez and club captain Victor Diaz when Barça come visiting this weekend.

Fernandez had sustained a fractured finger which caused him to miss Granada’s last game against Almeria and the 35-year-old underwent surgery this week, following which he will be sidelined for an extended period.

As for Diaz, the 35-year-old is suffering from synovitis in his left knee and has been unable to train with the rest of the group throughout the week.

The veteran defender is thus ruled out of the contest when the 19th-placed Granada face off against Barcelona.

Barcelona also have several absentees

Granada are not the only ones heading into the game with injury-enforced absentees as Barcelona too have some players unavailable.

For starters, Pedri, Raphinha, and Frenkie de Jong have all been ruled out of the contest for a while now through injury.

More recently, Robert Lewandowski has joined the list of casualties after suffering an ankle sprain during the UEFA Champions League clash against FC Porto last night.