Relief for Barcelona as key defender did not pick up any injury vs FC Porto – report

As if the injury of Robert Lewandowski was not enough, Barcelona fans had hearts in their mouth when they saw Ronald Araujo limping after the game.

The defender was visibly struggling, leading many to believe that he may have aggravated his injury, having only returned to action during the last week of September.

Relief for Barcelona

But as reported by SPORT, there is nothing to worry about for Barcelona, as far as the condition of Ronald Araujo is concerned.

The Uruguayan is completely fine and has not picked up or aggravated any injuries against FC Porto this midweek.

Having only recently made his recovery, the young defender did have a difficult time finishing the Porto game, where he had to cover a lot of ground.

His struggle was evident when he was limping after the end of the match. But as things stand, the defender should be ready to take part in the training heading into the Granada game this weekend.

Will Araujo play against Granada?

As mentioned earlier, Ronald Araujo should arrive at training with no worries this Saturday, a day before the Granada game.

However, whether or not the Uruguayan international remains to be seen. It must be noted that Xavi Hernandez rested Andreas Christensen this midweek.

The Barça coach, therefore, always has the option to field the Dane, ahead of Araujo, should the latter require some rest.

At the same time, this is the final game before the second international break kicks in, which means Xavi does have the luxury of fielding the strongest eleven possible.

But as things stand, Christensen or Inigo Martinez looks more likely to start against Granada this weekend, keeping in mind that Araujo must also confer international duty with Uruguay next week.