Gerard Piqué was injured on November 21, when during Atlético de Madrid-FC Barcelona, the defender came inconveniently against Ángel Correa and his roller was hugely touched by the blow. Ronald Koeman had to replace him in the 56th minute of the game and at that moment already gave the impression that he could be something important. Later, the medical tests that were conducted on him confirmed what was already observed, that he had something serious in his knee.
In particular, the defender sustained a grade 3 sprain of the medial lateral ligament and a partial injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. A complicated injury that left him about to undergo surgery, although he eventually ruled it out himself. The Barcelona player preferred to recover with conservative treatment to return to the playing fields as soon as possible.
At first it gave the impression that Piqué would not be able to return until the end of March or even the beginning of April, but in ‘Mundo Deportivo’ they assure that his recovery is going much better than he thought. In the Catalan newspaper they say that everything is going very well and that the feelings of the player are getting better. That good It has even been said he could return for the last 16 of the Champions League.
Barça will take on Paris Saint-Germain in this round and the center-back believes he can be recovered even before the first leg, which takes place on Tuesday 16 February. According to the radio program ‘Què t’hi jugues’ on ‘Cadena SER’, the footballer himself is the one who has set that match as the goal. Former Spanish international wants to be against the French and will do everything to achieve that in the next two weeks.
The Catalan defender strictly adheres to everything he has to do and his knee keeps getting better. Gerard has been running continuously for over a week and I work in the gym with the intention of shortening deadlines and he succeeds. Now it will be necessary to see if he maintains this rhythm and if the medical service of Barcelona gives him the green light to face the Gauls.
Piqué is ready for the round of 16
In case he’s not ready for the first leg, Piqué’s goal will be to be 100% against the return, and that will be when Barça bets his options to be in the quarter-finals. The Barcelona fans will visit PSG on Wednesday, March 10 at the Parc des Princes and that hopes to be Gerard in that call and in that eleven. We will have to be aware of his recovery, which is getting stronger so far.