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Koundé's cold method to try to reach El Clásico
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Koundé missed PSG clash with left ankle sprain from Betis game; racing to be fit for El Clásico on Sunday with intensive recovery work including cold-water pool sessions.
Jules Koundé suffered a severe left ankle sprain in Barcelona's 5-2 win over Betis and missed Tuesday's 4-2 defeat at PSG. The French defender faces a race against time to feature in Sunday's El Clásico against Real Madrid at Camp Nou. He is undergoing intensive recovery at Barcelona's training facilities and with a personal physiotherapist, including unconventional cold-water pool sessions at 10°C to aid rehabilitation through gravity-reduced movement work.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at mundodeportivo.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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