There will be no ‘miracle’ neither in the case of Pedri nor in that of Ronald Araújo. Neither player will be available this Sunday to play the Classic. The canary, according to ‘Sport’, has not even done work with the ball yet, while the second could have at least one more week off after being injured with his team. In fact, right now, only Ousmane Dembélé still has an option for the game against Real Madrid, although it is highly conditioned, because at most he could play between ten to fifteen minutes. Of course, who will be safe in the call is the central Eric Garcia, absent in the Champions League due to suspension.
In Pedri’s case, the medical services move with the utmost caution, especially considering that he comes from a relapse in the quadriceps of his left leg. It should be remembered that the canary was injured on September 15 against Bayern, breaking again in the same area in his attempt to reappear fifteen days later against Benfica. This situation has forced the club, and even the player himself, to be very careful in his recovery, so that today he would not only be ruled out against Real Madrid but also against Rayo Vallecano, with his sights set on play a few minutes against Alavés on October 30 and especially ahead of November 2 in the Champions League against Dinamo.
More or less in the same position, or even worse, is Araújo, who injured the hamstrings of his right leg with his national team ten days ago. Although the club did not want to advance a forecast, in AS we already anticipated that the time of absence would be about three weeks. That means that, in the best of cases, he would be recovered for the game against Dinamo in Kiev.
For his part, Dembélé is burning stages very quickly. The roadmap for his return marked between ten to fifteen trainings with the group. On Saturday he will complete thirteen working sessions with the group, so it cannot be ruled out that he will enter the list against Real Madrid, although it is conditioned by his physical condition and lack of rhythm of matches. since he has four months off the pitch and a long history of injuries behind him.