Madrid, Oct 13 (UNI) FC Barcelona faces being without attacking midfielder Dani Olmo for around two to three weeks with a calf injury which means he will miss October 26th’s first ‘Clasico’ of the season against Real Madrid.
The club carried out tests on Monday morning after Olmo picked up the injury training on Friday and dropped out of the Spain squad ahead of the 2-0 win against Georgia.
“The first team player Dani Olmo has a muscle injury in his left calf, without connective tissue involvement. The recovery time will be dictated by his progress,” explains the Barcelona website, although local media, such as the El Mundo Deportivo newspaper suggests he will be sidelined for a maximum of three weeks.
The injury means Olmo will miss next weekend’s La Liga game at home to Girona and a Champions League tie at home to Olympiakos ahead of the visit to Real Madrid on October 26th, while making him a doubt for the following weekend’s league game at home to Elche.
The Spain international has played 10 times for Barcelona this season, with eight La Liga appearances and two in the Champions League, although he has struggled to find his best form.
There is better news for Barcelona regarding Lamine Yamal who had to withdraw from the current Spain squad with a pelvic problem but should be available to face Girona, while Ferran Torres has only got a muscle strain after he dropped out of the Spain squad on Sunday evening.
