Barça’s Medical Update on Christensen

More physical problems for FC Barcelona. During the warm-up prior to the visit to Atlético Madrid for the 29th round, Andreas Christensen felt discomfort that prevented him from starting. Xavi opted not to risk the defender turned midfielder, and Fermín López came in his place. Between Gündogan and Sergi Roberto, they took on the duties of a holding midfielder.

Awaiting the results of the initial medical evaluations, FC Barcelona limited its statement to “first-team player Christensen felt discomfort during the warm-up.” In the coming hours, the Blaugrana club will determine whether the Danish player’s discomfort is due to some type of injury or, on the contrary, is not serious.

We will see if Christensen can travel with his national team to play the matches against Switzerland (March 23) and the Faroe Islands (March 26). For Barça, the setback should not be serious: between the break for international matches and the weekend of the Copa del Rey final, the Blaugrana have only one game, against Las Palmas at Montjuïc on March 30, before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against SPG (April 10).

This season, Christensen has had significant continuity between his matches as a center-back (25 games) and his performances in the holding midfielder position (8 matches). The defender has accumulated 2,373 minutes with the Blaugrana jersey in his second season in Barcelona.