Barcelona's trauma crisis deepens, Flick gives stars a break to avoid disaster

Barcelona's injury crisis is showing no sign of improvement and is already seriously risking the title race. As the Catalan team seemed to be returning to its full shape last week, the situation has taken an unexpected turn.

Lamine Yamal continues to have pain in his hips and has yet to reach his usual form. It seemed that Raphael would return to the game against Real Madrid by last Thursday, but he suffered another obstacle and has now returned to the starting point due to a muscle problem.

Now even Pedri will be missing for a long time after he has suffered a muscle burst that will keep him out of some important matches.

On Wednesday, after a day off Tuesday, it was strange that Paw Cubbarsí, Marcus Rasford, and Frankie de Jong lacked training. Reports found that the three shortages were approved by the club with the Dutch who seemed to have a personal issue, while Rasford flew to Manchester before returning in the evening.

Given this week's significance for Hansi Flick, which should motivate players after El Clásicos and the fact that this is one of the rare weeks of training, the lack of the three key players was immediately noticed.

Now the newspaper Mundo Deportivo He found out that it's Flick who stays behind these shortages. The German coach has also given the triple extra rest day to manage their physical load. Rasford, De Jong and Cubarsí are among the most used players in recent weeks, while even Jules Coundé took extra time off. Pedri was also scheduled to stop, but ended up at the gym after getting the diagnosis of the injury.

These five players were identified by the physical preparation staff as those most in need of recovery. Such a scheme may apply to other footballers in the coming weeks.

Flick is in a delicate situation. He can't afford to lose more players, but at the same time, he has to ask for more of those in the upcoming games.