FC Barcelona, Umtiti To Be Missed For Three Weeks

The French Samuel Umtiti, central defender of FC Barcelona, ​​will be sidelined for three weeks following his injury during training with the team of France, the Catalan club in a statement announced on Thursday.


According to the club, medical tests confirmed that the French had "a muscle tear in the femoral biceps of the left thigh."




"The absence Estimated time is three weeks," says the club.

The French Football Federation (FFF) had said Wednesday that the defender was injured during training with the national team.

Umtiti can not play the qualifying match for the World Cup against Sweden at the Stade de France on Friday night, nor the friendly against Ivory Coast scheduled for 15 November in Lens.

FFF summoned the Valencia player Eliaquim Mangala to replace him.

This injury could jeopardize his presence on the field during the "clasico" between Barca and Real Madrid on December 3, while, before his injury, tipped as owner.