Franck Kessie Injury, Bisa Absen 6 Pekan

JAKARTA - Coach Xavi Hernandez revealed the condition of Pablo Torre and Franck Kessie who suffered an injury after Barcelona's 4-2 win over Viktoria Plzen. Xavi said, Kessie was annoyed by the conditions he experienced.

Barcelona underwent their final Champions League Group C match on Wednesday, November 2 in the morning WIB against Viktoria Plzen. The victory had to be paid in injury to two Blaugrana players.

Kessie was pulled out in the 70th minute after falling in the counter-attack. Xavi revealed that Kessie seemed annoyed with the situation because previously the Ivory Coast national player played well.

"He (Franck Kessie) had a bad fate due to his injury, it made the player feel annoyed in the middle of his good game," Xavi said after the match.

The same source also reported that Kessie's injury struck the thigh. The recovery process takes at least six weeks, meaning Kessie will miss the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Even though Kessie is injured, the situation will not be too detrimental and it will be the best time to recover. Because Ivory Coast does not appear in the 2022 World Cup so Kessie will likely only miss two games with Barcelona.

Meanwhile, Pablo Torre, who is also injured, is called Xavi in a better state. Torre only needs short rest because the injury he is experiencing is not serious.

(Pablo) Torre has cramps, but nothing serious. He just needs a moment of rest to recover," said Xavi.

Torre is a young Blaugrana player who contributed to the team's 4-2 victory over Plzen. Torre scored his team's winner in the 75th minute. But, not long after, he was pulled out due to cramps.

Xavi considered the midfielder's game very good, although asked to do something he didn't know. Because, in that match, Xavi asked Pablo to attack between the empty spaces of the host's defense area and produce slick results.

"He has other qualities but he understands his role well and eventually makes the score 4-2 by attacking the space," Xavi explained.