Barca's statement on Jules Kounde knee sprain, set to miss Clasico

Injuries continue to torment FC Barcelona. With Pedri, De Jong, Raphinha and Lewandowski all officially out, Jules Kounde joined the list after going off before half-time against Granada due to a knee problem.

The Frenchman was injured in a collision with team-mate Gavi, who fell on top of him, leading to the Frenchman's unfortunate injury. After the blow, the player grabbed his calf, but finally the club has confirmed that it is a sprained knee.

Barca said in a statement: "The tests carried out have shown that he suffers a sprain to the internal lateral ligament of the left knee. He is out and his evolution will determine his availability."

Although the statement does not give a timetable, Kounde will miss the France Euro qualifier against the Netherlands of the also injured Frenkie de Jong. 

In addition, the centre-back, who remains a key player for Deschamps at right-back, will not be in the match against Scotland on 17 October, in this case, simply a friendly match.

SPORT have learned the sprain is worse than expected and he will miss the Clásico. The defender, who has not been called up for France, will miss the games against Athletic, Shakhtar, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Shakhtar again.