The worst fears have been confirmed. Barcelona have reported the loss of their long-term talent
Yasmine Green
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Barcelona's 17-year-old talent Marc Bernal has just started to take his first steps in the Catalans' main team, as an evil fate has left the Catalan club's young star without football for an extended period of time.
Bernal suffered a severe blow to his knee in a collision with Rayo Vallecano's Isi Palazón during a third round La Liga match. After the match, the midfielder underwent a medical examination and the doctors' verdict was disappointing: a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of the floor with an injury to the lateral meniscus.
A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee is one of the most serious injuries in football, and it can take even a year to recover from it. Therefore, the likelihood of seeing Bernal on the pitch this season is pretty slim.
On Saturday, 31 August, Barcelona will play at home against Valladolid in the fourth round of La Liga. In all three previous rounds, Hansi Flick's team won with an identical score of 2-1.
