Barcelona on alert: Frenkie de Jong picks up injury in training | OneFootball

Hansi Flick's Barcelona suffered a major blow in their recent training session. Midfielder Frenkie de Jong left the activity with muscle pain, and preliminary exams indicate an injury that could keep the Dutchman off the field for up to four weeks. The club is still awaiting definitive results to issue an official medical statement.

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If the severity of the injury is confirmed, De Jong will miss crucial commitments, including the Champions League round of 16 and the Copa del Rey semifinal against Atlético de Madrid. The absence is a strategic setback for Flick, who had been adjusting the Catalan midfield with the recent return of Pedri to the starting lineup.

The "21" in blue and red will also be a confirmed absence for the Netherlands national team in the upcoming FIFA Date. Without his main positional playmaker, the German coach will have to seek alternatives within the squad to maintain defensive consistency and ball distribution, avoiding overburdening players who have just returned from the medical department.

The injury interrupts De Jong's best moment of the season, right after scoring his first goal in the championship. Now, Barcelona is racing against time to recover the player before the decisive phase of La Liga, while monitoring the physical condition of players like Marc Bernal and Fermín López to fill the gap in midfield.

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