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The left-back didn’t seem for the second half after taking a blow to the pinnacle within the opening 45 minutes, however Flick mentioned after the sport that Balde is properly.
“He’s wonderful. We merely made the change as a precaution as a result of the incident occurred only a few minutes earlier than halftime,” he defined.
Diario AS reporter Javi Miguel has additionally posted on X: “Tranquility with Balde. Didn’t come out for second half as a precaution on account of feeling a bit dizzy. OK for London.”
Barcelona will hope that Balde might be match for the midweek journey to Chelsea to tackle Stamford Bridge in an thrilling Champions League tie.
The Blues had been additionally in motion on Saturday within the Premier League, beating Burnley 2-0 because of targets from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez.
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