"The fitness of the squad was one of the pillars behind Barcelona's special run across all competitions last season, but the same has not been true so far in Hansi Flick's second season. Injuries, in fact, have been one of the big struggles of the team's campaign so far with Hansi Flick barely ever having a fully fit squad at his disposal."
"Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Ferran Torres have all sustained setbacks in the short time that has elapsed this season. The list, however, does not end there with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gavi and Joan Garcia also suffering injuries, leaving them away from the training field, and Andreas Christensen happens to now be the latest member on that list."
"Lewandowski has been out for 15 days so far since being injured on international duty and is expected to return to the dynamics soon. He already missed 15 days at the beginning of the season, making this his second injury. The situation with Raphinha is not as positive as he was expected to be sidelined for three weeks and has already been out for 33 days now, with a return likely to happen next month."
The squad's fitness has deteriorated in Hansi Flick's second season, with injuries preventing the coach from having a fully fit roster. Multiple key players have suffered setbacks, including Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Ferran Torres. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gavi, Joan Garcia and Andreas Christensen have also missed training due to injury. Lewandowski missed 15 days after an international-duty injury and had previously missed another 15 days at season start. Raphinha has been sidelined for 33 days and is expected to return next month. Several players remain not fully fit, limiting the team's ceiling this campaign.
Read at Barca Universal
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