Ferran Torres undergoes emergency surgery ahead of Barcelona's trip to Espanyol as Blaugrana look to wrap up La Liga title

Torres has been in superb form this season as Barcelona's super-substitute for all of their front-three. The 25-year-old had struggled for form under Xavi Hernandez since joining the Catalan side from Manchester City, and had been considering a departure from the side before Hansi Flick's arrival changed his mind, as the Spaniard decided to stay put.

Torres' decision to stay at Barcelona seemed odd initially, as he was going to be behind Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha in the pecking order. While the same remained true for the major part of the season, Torres became an integral part of the squad and has reached 26 goal contributions in 1921 minutes of action, mainly as a substitute.

Barcelona have now announced that Torres is likely out for the rest of the season after undergoing emergency surgery on Wednesday. Suffering from abdominal pain throughout the day, the Spaniard underwent tests at Hospital de Barcelona before an emergency appendectomy was performed.

On Instagram, Torres posted a photo of himself from the hospital bed and captioned the post: "Appendicitis over!!! Time to support the team tonight from here to win La Liga!"

Flick's side are in action against Espanyol, later tonight in La Liga, with the chance of winning the league title over Real Madrid if they manage to defeat their bitter local rivals. However, who will start through the middle of the attack is still unknown, as Lewandowski is also on his way back from an injury and was left on the bench in their crucial win over Real Madrid. As such, it is possible that forgotten teenage sensation, Ansu Fati, could get the nod from Flick for the clash.