Senior Barcelona defender set to miss UCL clash against Dynamo Kyiv

The injury issues just do not seem to be letting up for Barcelona at the moment.

In their Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou, the Catalan giants were dealt with a couple of fresh injury blows.

Star striker Sergio Aguero was withdrawn in the first period as he struggled to breathe. It has now been confirmed that the Argentine has been diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia, with the veteran forward now set to remain in the hospital for further tests.

The second blow came after the half-time break as veteran defender Gerard Pique pulled up with an injury and had to be taken off in the 70th minute, to be replaced by Clement Lenglet.

On Sunday morning, the club issued an official update on the senior centre-back’s injury, confirming that he had suffered a strain in his right calf that will rule him out of action for the time being.

The statement from Barcelona read: “Tests this morning confirmed first-team player Gerard Piqué has a right calf strain and will be out for the forseeable future.”

This means that the veteran star has now been ruled out of the Catalan giants’ upcoming Champions League clash against Dynamo Kyiv, reports Mundo Deportivo.

Pique has been an ever-present in the lineup for Barcelona this season, missing just one La Liga clash. In 13 matches in all competitions, the 34-year-old has contributed with a couple of goals. However, he had not been in top form of late.

Even on Saturday, the former Spain international was at fault for the equaliser that Alaves scored, with Joselu getting the better of him before setting up Luis Rioja. Nonetheless, considering that the team are going through a difficult phase, having a senior player like Pique on the pitch would have helped in a crunch tie against Dynamo Kyiv.

With Ronald Araujo also currently recovering from an injury, Sergi Barjuan might have to rely on Lenglet and Samuel Umtiti for the upcoming couple of games, alongside Eric Garcia.