Barça has suffered more setbacks than Real Madrid, but less serious
The white team has two long-term injuries (Courtois and Militao) and has a bad streak after the fall of five players in December
The season has not reached the halfway point and injuries are causing havoc. FC Barcelona went through a bad streak, although it still has players in the infirmary, and now it is the Real Madrid who suffers from this plague. Although the Barcelona team has had more players in the dry dock, the white team is suffering more serious setbacks. Gavithe last to fall, and there are already 12 injuries for the Barça so far this season.
FC Barcelona started the season without the help of one of its new faces, the central defender Iñigo Martínez, who signed with plantar fasciitis that prevented him from playing in the preseason. Already recovered, he has taken over the title and has returned to the Spanish team.
The Uruguayan Araujo He was away from the competition for more than a month and Pedri was only able to play the first two official games of the season before re-entering the dark pit of injuries. He went down at the end of August and didn’t return until early November.
De Jong has been out since the end of September and has not yet been discharged, like the captain. Sergi Roberto. Raphinha and Lewandowski were also victims of injuries and they arrived just at the Montjuïc classic (they were substitutes). To complete the call Xavi had to call up the youth players Cubarsí, Fort, Casadó and Guiu.
Little by little Barça He is recovering his strength and it is expected that the coach will be able to count on all the players in the coming weeks. This Friday, in any case, the alarms went off with Ter Stegen, who has been called up from the German national team due to acute back pain.
Nightmare
He real Madridfor its part, has suffered fewer setbacks than the FC Barcelona, but much more serious. In fact, the white team has two long-term absences, Courtois and Militao. The goalkeeper was injured in the preseason and the center back was injured in the first league game.
One of Real Madrid’s signings, the Turkish Güler, has not been able to debut due to injuries. He has been chaining one after the other and has had to postpone his presentation on two occasions. He currently suffers from a muscle problem in his right quadriceps.
Other players from the white team who are out are Kepaincorporated after the injury of Coutois -could reappear in December-, Tchouaméni -could return in January 2024-, Camavinga -he is expected in December- and Bellingham -he will be fit after the national team break-.
These are the injuries that FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have suffered this season.
FC Barcelona
Iñigo Martínez: He arrived with plantar fasciitis in his right foot and was discharged on 09/02/2023.
Araujo: Injury to the biceps femoris of the left leg (08/17/2023). Medical discharge on 09/22/23.
Pedri: injury to the rectum of the anterior thigh of the right leg (08/24/2023). Medical discharge on 11/03/2023.
The tackle that Pedri suffered during the match
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De Jong: Injury to the distal tibioperoneal syndesmosis of the right ankle (09/23/2023).
Raphinha: injury to the biceps femoris of the right thigh (09/30/2023). Medical discharge on 10/28/2023.
Lewandowski: Sprained left ankle (10/05/2023). Medical discharge on 10/28/2023.
Lamine Yamal: Injury to the iliopsoas of the left leg (10/09/2023). Medical discharge on 10/22/2023.
Koundé: Sprain to the internal lateral ligament of the left knee (10/09/2023). Medical discharge on 10/28/2023.
Bucket: Discomfort in the adductors (10/13/2023). Medical discharge on 10/22/2023.
Sergi Roberto: Injury to the soleus of the right leg (10/18/2023).
Ter Stegen: In the absence of an official medical report, he suffers acute pain in his back. He has been called off this Friday from the German camp to undergo tests in Barcelona in the coming days.
Gavi: In the absence of an official medical report, the first diagnosis does not invite optimism. The midfielder started again against Goergia and paid for it with a serious injury to his right knee.
real Madrid
Güler: He arrived injured and has not yet been able to make his debut. He has had one setback after another, including an arthroscopy on the right knee (08/14/2023) and an injury to the left rectus femoris (09/26/2023). The last report spoke of a muscle problem in the right quadriceps (11/10/2023).
Courtois: Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (08/10/2023).
Military: Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (08/13/2023).
Éder Militao leaves San Mamés injured, helped by Real Madrid doctors.
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Ceballos: Injury to the right quadriceps (10/20/2023).
Kepa: Injury to the adductor longus muscle of the right thigh (11/08/2023).
Tchouaméni: Incomplete stress fracture in the second metatarsal of the left foot. (11.11.2023).
Bellingham: Picture of anterior instability of the left shoulder, a consequence of a recent dislocation (11/11/2023).
Vinicius: He was injured with the Brazil national team and could suffer a small muscle tear in his right femoral biceps (11/16/2023). He already suffered the same injury on 08/26/2023 and was away from the playing fields for a month.
Camavinga: Rupture of the external lateral ligament of the right knee (11/17/2023).