Dani Olmo’s newest muscle drawback with the Spanish nationwide crew simply earlier than their 2-nil victory over Georgia couldn’t have come at a worse time for FC Barcelona. The midfielder’s setback provides to an already rising record of absentees that has left Hansi Flick’s squad trying skinny and overworked.
As of October 12, 2025, Doftfootball understands that Barça are lacking seven first-team gamers, together with Gavi — who’s out until February 2026, Marc-André ter Stegen with a again challenge, Raphinha nursing a hamstring pressure, and younger star Lamine Yamal fighting a groin damage.
Spain introduced the participant’s damage with a submit on the crew’s official X account, and Olmo’s anticipated absence till early November simply piles on extra hassle, with the calendar trying brutal, La Liga matches, Champions League nights, and El Clásico on October 26 all squeezed shut collectively.
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The membership’s medical division is beneath severe stress, because the fixtures maintain coming with hardly any respiratory area. Just a few video games in the past, the dearth of freshness and backup within the squad turned apparent because the Blaugrana suffered back-to-back defeats: a 2-1 loss to PSG earlier than Sevilla dished out a cruel 4-1 victory simply earlier than the worldwide break. It’s no shock some gamers reported to worldwide obligation already displaying indicators of fatigue, whereas others averted it with excuses of lingering accidents.
Analysts have been pointing fingers on the loopy match density claiming that this match congestion is without doubt one of the major causes behind the sudden spike in muscle accidents. Regardless that FIFA permits 5 substitutions, it hasn’t actually helped a lot; the tempo and depth of contemporary soccer simply maintain pushing gamers past limits. Kids like Gavi and Yamal are particularly in danger, and that’s worrying in the long term.
For Flick, this implies extra complications. He’ll now need to dig deep into the squad, giving extra minutes to academy gamers and backup choices. The true problem will probably be conserving the crew tactically balanced, Olmo’s creativity in midfield isn’t straightforward to switch, and with Fermin Lopes additionally unavailable, the rhythm of the crew may simply break at a vital second within the season.
