Barcelona have not had a strong opening half of the season so far, but one of the reasons for optimism, cited both by the media and the Barcelona manager, is the return to fitness of a number of key players. However another of their key men has gone down with injury.
Fermin Lopez has suffered his second muscle injury of the season, after missing several weeks of action between September and October. MD say that Fermin was dealing with pain after Oihan Sancet’s challenge last Saturday which resulted in an injury, but made an effort to play through it at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. Now though, he has been forced to stop and recovery.
Fermin Lopez to miss Atletico Madrid clash
The club have announced that Fermin will be out of action for approximately two months with a calf injury in his right leg. It comes at a bad time for Barcelona, who are desperate to apply pressure on Real Madrid in La Liga, and are in need of wins in the Champions League.
Barcelona hit with injury blow as key player ruled out for multiple weeks
