La Liga: Barca’s Rodri misses Atletico visit with hamstring injury

Barcelona midfielder Rodri has been ruled out of Sunday’s La Liga match against his former club Atletico Madrid due to a right hamstring injury, according to Punch Nigeria.

Regarding defensive options, Yahoo Sports reports that Eric Garcia is expected to be available for the match after progressing well from a muscle injury sustained against Real Betis on October 17. Garcia has resumed training with the squad and is regaining confidence. Andreas Christensen is also expected to resume normal training, though Jules Kounde has yet to return to group training.

In separate Champions League action, Bayern Munich defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Tuesday. Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer provided the goals for the German champions, who secured the win despite absences including Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry, and Ismael Saibari. The New Straits Times also noted that Bayern arrived without coach Vincent Kompany, who was sick with a meningitis-related condition.

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