{"id":1243789,"date":"2022-02-06T14:28:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T14:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1243789"},"modified":"2022-09-15T16:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:06:57","slug":"ansu-fati-ousmane-dembele-barcelona-injury","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ansu-fati-ousmane-dembele-barcelona-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona injury news: Why Xavi may have another &#8220;vicious&#8221; Ousmane Dembele situation with Ansu Fati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<fw-storyblock channel=\"squawka\" playlist=\"5L00K5\" mode=\"pinned\" autoplay=\"autoplay\"><\/fw-storyblock><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ansu Fati is once again occupying the Barcelona treatment tables, a concerning trend that echoes the injury track record of Ousmane Dembele.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old dealt with a prolonged absence last season after a knee injury ordeal (dealing with a torn meniscus) &#8212; and the surgery required to repair it &#8212; resulted in multiple setbacks that cost him essentially all of 2020\/21 &#8212; he ultimately had <em>another<\/em> surgery (a partial meniscectomy to remove the irritated piece of tissue) to rectify the situation.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, after returning from a methodical and conservative ramp-up to the 2021\/22 campaign, Fati suffered a significant hamstring injury that cost him nearly two months. And after returning on the turn of the New Year, he picked up <strong><em>another<\/em><\/strong> hamstring injury that may potentially cost him the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>In the above video, Dr. Rajpal Brar DPT explains Fati&#8217;s latest setback and why avoiding a vicious &#8216;injury-reinjury&#8217; cycle has to be the priority for him and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT, (<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3cbPerformance\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>@3cbperformance<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>) is a <\/i><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>physiotherapist<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i>, <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cbperformance.com\/#about-me\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>movement expert<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>, <\/i><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>fitness trainer<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i>, sports scientist and mindfulness coach. He runs the LA and online based <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cbperformance.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>physiotherapy and athletic performance clinic<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>\u00a03CB Performance, and you can subscribe to his <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTWTrHvBDXT4PFiZI6XV95w\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Youtube channel<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i> (which posts analyses of Lionel Messi and more).<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ansu Fati is once again occupying the Barcelona treatment tables, a concerning trend that echoes the injury track record of Ousmane Dembele. 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