Kounde, Balde out for Barca ahead of Newcastle Champions League tie / Photo: Josep LAGO - AFP
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Kounde, Balde out for Barca ahead of Newcastle Champions League tie
Barcelona will be without defenders Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde for their Champions League last 16 tie against Newcastle after they were diagnosed with hamstring injuries on Wednesday.
Both players were taken off hurt during Barca's 3-0 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, with the Catalans ousted 4-3 on aggregate.
"The time of the recovery process (for Balde) will be four weeks," said Barcelona in a statement, without specifying how long Kounde will miss.
Spanish media reported France international Kounde, 27, is likely to be sidelined for a similar length of time.
As well as the Champions League matches, the duo will also miss La Liga games against Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona are currently also without midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who also has a hamstring injury.
The injury makes Kounde a doubt for France's friendlies against Brazil and Colombia in the United States at the end of March, in the build up to this summer's World Cup.
Balde is a Spain international but has been behind Marc Cucurella and Alex Grimaldo in coach Luis de la Fuente's pecking order.
J.Saleh--SF-PST