WATCH: Jules Kounde plays down injury fears after Barcelona’s win over Elche

Kounde was changed late on and seemed to have picked up a knock. He was quizzed by the media afterwards and insisted, “it’s high-quality, it’s high-quality.”

Barcelona now go on to play a Copa del Rey tie with Albacete, a sport by which Flick might effectively determine to rotate a bit and provides some fringe gamers extra sport time.

Flickk was requested about Kounde, and Raphinha who else went off, after the win over Elche however didn’t appear too anxious.

“Let’s hope they’re okay. Raphinha was presupposed to play 60 minutes as a result of he was already feeling fatigued, however in the long run we determined he’d solely play 45,” he mentioned. “He’s drained, however I feel he’s high-quality. The identical goes for Koundé; he felt one thing, and we’ll see what occurs tomorrow, however let’s hope they’re each okay and it’s nothing critical.”

January signing Joao Cancelo shall be hoping to start out towards Albacete and will are available for Kounde on Tuesday evening if wanted.