Barcelona dealt crushing run-in injury blow as young star is sidelined for at least two months

The Spaniard tore his knee ligament after a clash with Antoine Griezmann on the pitch. He was quickly replaced by Hansi Flick, who brought in Eric Garcia in place of the central midfielder. On Monday, Barcelona confirmed that the player underwent tests which revealed that he injured the ligament on his right knee and further tests will conducted to determine the extent of the injury.

Per SPORT journalist Toni Juanmarti, the midfielder will be sidelined for at least two months, which more or less confirms that the youngster's season is over. The news comes as a huge blow for Barcelona, who are competing for a treble in the 2024-25 campaign. Casado had established himself as a mainstay in Flick's side, having appeared in 36 matches across all competitions thus far, where he scored one goal and provided six assists.

Despite the injury setback, the Catalan giants triumphed in a six-goal thriller at Wanda Metropolitano after coming back from a two-goal deficit. Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal were on target alongside Ferran Torres, who scored a brace.

The Blaugrana head into the international break top of La Liga. They will be back in action on March 27 as they take on Osasuna in a rearranged game.