As beautiful as the evening was, the morning in Barcelona is just as gloomy. One bad news after another arrived. The first: Inigo Martínez injured his knee. However, it’s nothing dramatic. And the second: Marc Casado faces a long break. The defensive midfielder injured the ligament in his right knee during the victory over Atletico Madrid, and initial assessments suggest he will be out for at least two months. This means he may have already finished his season.Momento en el que Griezmann lesiona a Casadó y por lo que no le sacaron ni amarilla😂 pic.twitter.com/NPfMDfgkWc— Álex (@LxoMessismoFCB) March 17, 2025 Barcelona has suffered a heavy blow, as Marc Casado is one of the key pillars of the team. He is an essential piece in Hansi Flick’s system. He has played 36 matches since the start of the season, accumulating nearly 2,500 minutes. He held down the midfield, and now the Catalan club will have to manage without him, finding someone else to take on the role of defensive anchor. The ligament injury occurred during a duel with Antoine Griezmann in the first half, but Casado continued playing. He was only substituted midway through the second half by Eric Garcia. Further medical tests will determine the exact severity of the injury, but the current estimate is that the German coach will be unable to count on the Spanish defensive midfielder for the next 11 matches.That Atleti is cursed! Yamal’s late heroics kill Cholo’s wounded armyWhat is certain is that Luis de la Fuente will not have him available for the March international break. Instead of Marc Casado, Aleix García from Bayer Leverkusen has been added to the squad, while Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen will replace the injured Inigo Martínez.##NAJAVA_MECA_8780077##
