Martin Ødegaard has exercised this afternoon with all his teammates against all odds. Imanol Alguacil had already warned of his appearance before the game of this possibility, but the reality is that he thought it was something really complicated, since this Tuesday he was infiltrated with growth factors in Barcelona, at the beginning of a treatment which is intended to avoid his operation to solve the patellar tendinopathy of his right knee.
But the Norwegian He has worked normally with all his teammates in the session prior to the game against Espanyol, and that is an important step to take into account, despite the fact that the training has not been excessively demanding, considering not to overload the players in the face of this day's match. Ødegaard has managed to avoid the operation room to solve his knee discomforts that have come from afar. A new treatment has begun which is intended to complete the remainder of the season, although Imanol has already warned that he will not be 100% and that he will have to choose well the parties with which he can count on him, depending on his pain and his state of form.
Ødegaard himself has insisted on the doctors and the Real coach who wants to try to help despite the inconvenience. “We are going to see why yesterday they punctured him and something annoying came, and if he is capable of training we will assess to try to compete. Once you've had the extraction done, it's up to you to be able to bear the pain. We will appreciate it. Recovery can work with this treatment. The news is positive to avoid the operating room ”, the realistic coach had previously pointed out. Ødegaard has trained at the end with a protection on his right knee, He has been seen doing different physical exercises and touches of the ball. Now it will be necessary to see the sensations that it has to see if it enters this week or not in the summoned list.
Another good news of the day is that Ander Barrenetxea has also entered training with the rest of his colleagues with the firm intention of being available from next week, because for Espanyol's visit it seems premature. It seemed that the young donostiarra was ruled out to return to play in the rest of the season, but Imanol will be able to recover one of the pieces that he has best and most used to unclog and revolutionize the parties.