During the triple round of the Concacaf Qualifiers towards the Qatar 2022 World Cup, defender Sergiño Dest suffered an injury in Nashville, which ruled him out for the United States’ game against Honduras, forcing him to return to Barcelona for his debut in the UEFA Champions League. League.
After being medically reassessed in Spain, after the FIFA date, the Spanish team determined that the full-back suffered a grade one sprain on his right ankle, which prevented him from training alongside his teammates, so his coach Ronald Koeman took a decision.
Taking into account that in Barcelona the injuries have been accumulating, first with the left-handed Jordi Alba, who was between cotton wool due to some discomfort that prevented him from playing with Spain against Kosovo, and the Danish Martin Braithwaite, who suffered from his knee, it was expected that Dest might be available.
Sergiño Dest will not make his Champions League debut
However, the Spanish newspaper AS confirmed that the North American did not practice with the Catalan squad this Monday, so he was finally ruled out for the game against Bayern Munich, this Tuesday, September 14, at the beginning of Group E. (Bolavip)