Bad news for FC Barcelona after the Corona break. Already after the second day of training, the Catalans have recorded the first injured player.
Spanish football champions FC Barcelona have already recorded their first injury just one day after returning to the training ground.
French world champions Samuel Umtiti suffered an injury to his right calf in the Catalans’ second small group training session on Saturday morning. How long the central defender will be out of action was left open by the club.
Barca was one of the first teams to return to the training ground from La Liga after the Spanish lockdown on Friday. Some team doctors of Spanish clubs had warned of an increased risk of injury due to the two-month corona break.
Umtiti vulnerable to injuries
However, Umtiti had already shown himself to be prone to injury on a number of occasions during his four years with the 26-time national champions. In his four years with the Blaugrana he missed 58 of 141 possible league matches due to injury.
According to the media, the league will resume play on 20 June, leaving the 26-year-old with six weeks to recover on time.