A tough blow for FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick. The Catalan club had started Tuesday 17 September with the good news of Fermín López's return to first team training, with the Andalusian doing part of the session with the group after overcoming a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of his left thigh. However, the footballer, who would be out for approximately three weeks, has been injured again, although this time due to a physical problem in his right leg.
This is reported by 'SPORT', where they assure that the player from Campillo would be sidelined for another three weeks. A difficult blow to take for a footballer who was already facing the final stretch of his recovery after the mishap suffered on 3 September in the concentration of the Spanish under-21 team.
In this way, Fermín, whose return could have taken place this weekend at La Cerámica in the match against Villarreal on matchday 6 of LaLiga, will have to go back to the Blaugrana infirmary to begin a new recovery process that will prevent him from being available to Flick in the next matches. A 'setback' for the German, who after Dani Olmo's injury has been left short of players in the midfield.
Which matches will Fermín López miss?
If the Huelva native finally meets the new three-week period in dry dock, his return to the Blaugrana discipline could take place once the second international break has ended, which will take place from 7 to 15 October.
Thus, López would miss six matches, in addition to the one he already missed against Girona. The midfielder is expected to miss the games against Monaco (19 September at 9:00pm), Villarreal (22 September at 6:30pm), Getafe (25 September at 9:00pm), Osasuna (28 September at 9:00pm), Young Boys (1 October at 9:00pm) and Alavés (6 October at 4:15pm), but could be given the all-clear before the game against Sevilla on Sunday 20 October (9:00pm), the first after the international window.