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Bernal ACL injury ‘taints’ Barca win; midfielder could miss season

A Marc Bernal ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury tainted Barcelona’s latest win, as the midfielder could miss the La Liga season.

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BERNAL ACL INJURY PUTS DAMPER ON BARCA’S WIN OVER RAYO VALLECANO

Furthermore, a Bernal ACL injury dampened Barca’s 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano after Dani Olmo made his successful debut on Monday.

The 17-year-old Spanish footballer had to be led in the match’s final minutes off the field.

Barca has now made it three wins to kick off the new season.

Moreover, Bernal is one of three youngsters who have started in all of Blaugrana’s three matches so far.

The others were defender Pau Cubarsi and winger Lamine Yamal.

🚑 (BERNAL): Barça believ that Marc Bernal has an ACL injury. They want to wait for the medical tests but at this point there is little hope that the tests will show a different diagnosis.#FCB 🇪🇸

Via: @tjuanmarti

— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) August 27, 2024

FLICK CONFIRMS MIDFIELDER TO UNDERGO TESTS TO CONFIRM ACL INJURY

Moreover, coach Hansi Flick confirms the youthful midfielder is set to undergo tests on Wednesday to confirm the worst.

“We have to wait and see how heavy it is. We win, it’s OK, but when you see the dressing room, nobody is happy,” Flick said.

“It’s a sad victory because Marc Bernal is injured and it looks not so good,” he added.

The coach described Bernal’s performance as “fantastic,” but watching him go down “hurts.”

Furthermore, Bernal sustained the injury in the ninth minute of added time.

.@alexpintanel: "And if Bernal's injury is confirmed, I think it is more than necessary to sign a midfielder. There are intense days ahead. The market closes on Friday. And Barça is in a hurry to close the operations it has underway in order to be able to sign and register… pic.twitter.com/4sqHqM2lk7

— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) August 27, 2024

NO ‘PANIC SIGNINGS’ FOR BARCA AMID IMPENDING TRANSFER WINDOW CLOSE

Furthermore, no “panic signings” would happen for Barca amid the impending close of the transfer window.

Moreover, Flick assured that his team had many players to cover Bernal’s position.

“Now we have to think about everything, but at the end of the day, we have many players,” the coach said.

“We have one match before the international break, and then hopefully players come back. We can cover the No.6 (position) no problem,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Catalan side returns to action as they host Real Valladolid on Saturday.

Barca’s latest win boosted them to the top of the table with nine points, their best start since the 2018-19 season.

🚨🎙️| Hansi Flick: “Nobody in the dressing room is happy. Marc Bernal's injury doesn't look good. We'll have to wait until tomorrow." #fcblive 💣 pic.twitter.com/d6bkFqMS0X

— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) August 27, 2024