Barcelona have been dealt another injury setback after Ferran Torres was forced off just six minutes into their 3-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.
The former Manchester City winger appeared to suffer a hamstring injury and was replaced by Eric Garcia. Despite Torres’ early exit, Barcelona maintained their dominance, with Robert Lewandowski netting a first-half hat-trick to secure the win. The result keeps Barca three points clear at the top of La Liga, but the team now faces another injury concern, with several key players already sidelined.
In his post-match press conference, manager Hansi Flick expressed concern: “We don’t yet know the extent of Ferran’s injury, but it appears to be muscular. We’ll have more information after medical tests tomorrow. It’s worrying because we’re short on attacking options, but we’ll have to wait and see.”
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Barcelona are already missing key players including Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, and Marc Bernal. Frenkie de Jong has only just returned from a long-term injury, featuring in two substitute appearances against Young Boys and Alaves.
Flick will hope for the return of his sidelined stars after the October international break, though Ferran Torres will not be available for Spain’s upcoming Nations League fixtures against Denmark and Serbia, with Bryan Zaragoza and Bryan Gil called up as replacements.