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Barcelona suffer huge blow as captain and Spain hero Alexia Putellas ruled out with ankle injury

Women's Champions League

VfL Wolfsburg

Barcelona

<p>The Spanish midfielder sprained her left ankle during a training session on Saturday and will remain sidelined for up to three weeks, as confirmed by the Catalan giants. The injury will keep Putellas out of their upcoming Liga F matches against Espanyol on Sunday and Madrid CFF on February 16. They also face the Madrid club in midweek in the Women's Champions League. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The official statement from the club read: "First team women's player Alexia Putellas sprained her left ankle during training this Saturday. The approximate time of absence is 3 weeks." </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">❗️COMUNICAT MÈDIC<br><br>▶️ La jugadora del primer equip femení Alexia Putellas s'ha fet un esquinç al turmell esquerre durant l'entrenament d'aquest dissabte. El temps aproximat de baixa és de 3 setmanes. <a href="https://t.co/upd0QqYvZe">pic.twitter.com/upd0QqYvZe</a></p>— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBfemeni/status/1888253971891999210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

<p>Putellas' injury comes as a major blow for Pere Romeu's side as the 31-year-old midfielder has been in red-hot form in the 2024/25 campaign. She has scored 15 goals in 21 matches across all competitions and has nine strikes to her name in the league, which makes her the joint third-highest goalscorer along with Real Madrid's Signe Bruun. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Barcelona, who have a two-point lead at the top of the table over rivals Real Madrid with a game in hand, will aim to extend their lead as they face Espanyol in a Liga F away fixture on Sunday. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR BARCELONA?

Barcelona suffer huge blow as captain and Spain hero Alexia Putellas ruled out with ankle injury  | Goal.com

Barcelona have suffered a major injury blow as captain Alexia Putellas has been ruled out of action for three weeks due to ankle injury.

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