Drama at Barça! Marc Bernal appears to have broken his cruciate ligament

Marc Bernal was unable to finish the match in Vallecas against Rayo (1-2) due to a hard collision with Isaac Palazón. Hansi Flick had already exhausted the three substitution windows and FC Barcelona finished the game with ten players, but was able to defend the victory thanks to goals from Pedri González and Dani Olmo.Nevertheless, the victory was bittersweet in the end, as the German coach himself admitted the midfielder's serious injury after the game.

“Marc Bernal is injured, let's see what he can do. Nobody in the dressing room is happy because he doesn't look good,” the Heidelberg player admitted in an interview with 'DAZN'. The man from Berga fended off an attack by 'Isi' with all his might in the 90th + 4 minute and was shown a yellow card for a tackle in which he unfortunately came up short. The '28' hit his right knee, and initial examinations indicate a cruciate ligament tear. A shame for the boy who had fought for the place in the previous season.

Flick kept Marc in his lineup for the first three days of LaLiga, playing 71 minutes at Mestalla against Valencia and 83 minutes last Saturday against Athletic at MontjuïcFor Vallecas, it was the second consecutive booking and the most painful, as it ultimately knocked him out just when he seemed destined to take up the position of defensive fulcrum until the return of Frenkie de Jong.

First serious injury for Marc Bernal at the most inopportune moment

For the man from Berga, it is the first serious injury in his still young career. The midfielder played a total of 34 games (2,194 minutes, in which he scored 2 goals and 5 assists) with the reserve team last seasonone of the leaders of the team led by Rafa Márquez that was close to being promoted to the second division. At 17 years old, Bernal will have to work hard to return in 2025 and try to regain the high level he has shown this year.