Barcelona have been hit with yet another setback in a season full of unexpected problems. One of Hansi Flick’s most-used attacking midfielders is now sidelined, and the club has confirmed he won’t be available for the upcoming fixtures.
The good news: it’s not a serious injury.
The bad news: it still disrupts Barça’s short-term plans.

The Injury That Takes Him Out of Action

Barcelona announced that Fermín López has suffered a soleus muscle injury in his left leg — a “small” issue according to the club, but significant enough to keep him off the pitch for around two weeks.

The diagnosis rules out major damage, yet it requires complete rest to avoid setbacks, especially with muscular injuries that tend to be tricky when rushed.

This adds to a growing list of muscular problems that have hit Barça in recent months. Flick, who has been rotating heavily in midfield, now loses another internal option at a decisive moment of the season.

A Barcelona Squad Hit Hard by Absences

With Fermín out, he joins Marc-André ter Stegen and Gavi, both still recovering from their respective long-term injuries.

One positive update from the medical room is Pedri, who is in the final stretch of his recovery from the distal biceps femoris tear he suffered on October 26 during El Clásico.
Flick hopes to have him back soon, but in the meantime, he’ll have to reshape his midfield without Fermín — a player who’d been earning minutes and giving the team valuable depth.

In a calendar this demanding, every absence hurts a bit more.