Barcelona defender trained normally ahead of Alaves game after suffering discomfort vs Shakhtar

Barcelona will lock horns with Deportivo Alaves this Sunday afternoon in what will be their final game before the international break.

Heading into the game on the back of a disappointing defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, the Blaugrana will be eager to bounce back strongly and secure a victory this weekend.

Ronald Araujo is ready

And, leading up to the contest against Alaves, Barcelona have some good news on the injury front as SPORT reports that star defender Ronald Araujo will be at Xavi’s disposal for the clash.

The Uruguayan international suffered from some muscle discomfort during the game against Shakhtar on Tuesday night away in Hamburg.

It led to some concerns within the Barça fanbase given their bad luck with injuries this season, with Araujo himself having a brief stint on the sidelines earlier in the campaign.

But, tests revealed that there was no injury and that Araujo would be in good shape to face Alaves.

And, now the same has been confirmed as the Barcelona third captain trained normally with the rest of his teammates during today’s session at Ciutat Esportiva, showing no indications of any issue that he picked up during the Shakhtar game.

De Jong, Roberto the only absentees

With Araujo seemingly available, Barcelona will once again be without just two players in the form of Frenkie de Jong and Sergi Roberto.

De Jong’s absence, in particular, has hurt the Blaugrana quite a fair bit this season, but he will not play any part against Alaves and will likely return against Rayo Vallecano later this month, after the international break.

Roberto, too, is expected to be in contention once the international break is out of the way.