Ferrán Torres Ruled Out of Crucial Champions League Match

Ferrán Torres will not play in the Champions League for Barcelona. The Blaugrana will face Slavia Praha without the help of Ferrán Torres, who will stay in Spain, while Barcelona will have to travel to Prague. The Barcelona forward will have to stay behind due to physical issues that would prevent him from playing in the match and could lead to an injury if he did. Torres will also be a question mark for the league match against Real Oviedo, especially if his physical condition doesn’t improve, given that the game would be just four days after the match against Praha. If his condition deteriorates, yet another injury could be knocking on Barcelona’s door. Another player who won’t be able to board the plane to Prague is Lamine Yamal; he’s suspended and won’t be able to play in the match. These absences put German coach Hansi Flick in a unique situation, as he had always counted on at least one of the two starting. FC Barcelona is coming off a 2-1 league defeat against Real Sociedad, but they’ve retained their top spot in the standings—albeit by just one point over Real Madrid. As for the Champions League, Barça is in 15th place, eight points off the top of the table, with just two matches left to play before the end of this stage of the Champions League.