Barcelona defender Douglas suffered a muscle injury in freakish circumstances – after falling asleep on the team bus.
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Sporting Gijon defender Douglas, who is on loan from Barca, is on the bench afterinjuring a buttock muscle.
Douglas tenure at the Nou Camp was already hampered by a number of fitness problems. He struggled awful with injuries at Barcelona, playing just 379 minutes in two seasons after arriving in 2014-15.
Barcelona thus offered his services to a number of clubs during the summer transfer window, sending him on loan to Sporting only in the dying days of the summer transfer window – after being repeatedly knocked back by other teams.
Barcelona were just not comfortable as the first period continue to progress, with Sporting causing all sorts of problems in the final third when they broke with speed.
He has, however, made just one league appearance for Sporting in a 5-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid last week.
According to AS, Douglas was unable to train with the rest of the squad and instead underwent a gym session, meaning he’s a considerable doubt to face his parent club when Barca come to town on Saturday.
He missed training on Thursday but moved to assure supporters he will be fit for action on Saturday. It’s a great way win for the Blaugrana without Leo Messi available to play.
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Douglas has only played one of Sporting’s five LaLiga Santander matches this season.
