Barça close to full strength vs. Espanyol with Dembele back training

Barça close to full strength vs. Espanyol with Dembele back training

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Only Jules Kounde is yet to return following the World Cup break

After reaching the World Cup final with France, Ousmane Dembélé has already returned to training under the orders of Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández.

Far from wrinkling due to the defeat against Argentina in Qatar, the French winger returns stronger and with his mind set on maintaining Barça's place atop of LaLiga and trying to win the Europa League.

Therefore, for the derby on Dec. 31 at Camp Nou against Espanyol at 2:00 p.m local time, the Barça coach will have almost the entire squad available.

During this week and the last, nearly all the internationals from the World Cup have been returned to prepare for the game with the exception of Jules Kounde.

On Monday, a public holiday in Catalonia, the Blaugrana players trained at the Ciutat Esportiva.

In the meantime, Xavi continues to look for an alternative to Robert Lewandowski, who will miss the next three league matches through suspension. The TAD denied Barça's appeal and Xavi will have to find a solution for three games.

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