Barcelona's injury list piles as another defender sustains injury
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Sergi Dominguez (36) of FC Barcelona (left) , Moro of Real Valladolid and Jules Kounde (23) of FC Barcelona during the match between FC Barcelona and Real Valladolid || Image credit: Imago

Barcelona's injury list piles as another defender sustains injury

Faruq Ibrahim 23:47 - 07.09.2024

Barcelona's misery compounds as another player sustained an injury.

Barcelona infirmary list piles, and another player in their ranks has suffered an injury and has been subsequently ruled out of action. 

Barcelona's injury problems 

The Blaugrana can be said to be suffering an injury crisis. At some point this season, their list of injured players included: Ronaldo Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen, and Fermin Lopez.

While Pedri has since returned, and the club received respite with the news of Gavi and Ansu Fati’s proposed return to action just after the international break, they have suffered another setback as 19-year-old centre-back Sergi Dominguez, who made his senior debut in the 7-0 demolition of Real Valladolid, has sustained an injury. 

Dominguez’s injury 

While he has been with the first team since preseason, Dominguez is registered with Barca Athletic. With most of the first team off on international duty, the Spanish youngster returned to the subsidiary team. 

He was expected to play and was even named in the starting lineup for Barca Athletic in their Spanish Primera Federcion, Group 1, Round 3 match against Ourense. 

Barcelona defender Sergi Dominguez || Image credit: Imago
Barcelona defender Sergi Dominguez || Image credit: Imago

However, he was pulled up during warmups and was replaced in the lineup by another 19-year-old defender, Edu Sanchez. 

Dominguez is a player fancied by first-team coach Hansi Flick. It remains to be seen how serious his injury is and if it will force him to remain on the sidelines for the near future.