Marc Casadó says goodbye to the season

BarcelonaThe worst news associated with Hansi Flick's Barça's spectacular comeback on Sunday at the Metropolitano Marc Casadó is currently out for a long time. A starter for Atlético de Madrid due to Frenkie de Jong's late illness, the San Pedro de Vilamajor native had to be substituted in the second half after a fortuitous challenge on Antoine Griezmann. Initial examinations revealed an injury to his right knee, but the player's poor performance in recent hours has necessitated further tests, which confirm a serious injury to his external lateral ligament, according to reports. Brand. The length of absence is not official, but it will exceed two months and, therefore, will mean the end of the season for the player trained at La Masia, as confirmed by ARA.

Casadó was called up by Luis de la Fuente to play the Nations League tie against the Netherlands, but he will be out and his place will be taken by the also Catalan Aleix Garcia. Iñigo Martínez had also received a call-up from the senior national team. He also suffered discomfort in his right knee in Sunday's match in Madrid and will remain in Barcelona recovering from perimeniscitis. Unlike Casadó, the Gipuzkoan center-back will only need two weeks of rehabilitation, which is precisely the length of his international break. Iñigo should, in principle, be ready for the March 30 match at Montjuïc (4:15 p.m.) against Girona. However, he is doubtful for the match against Osasuna, postponed due to the sudden death of Carles Miñarro, scheduled for Thursday, March 27.

Casadó's injury is the third serious knee injury suffered by Barça this season. The first to go down was Marc Bernal on Matchday 3 at Rayo Vallecano. The center from Berga, who suffered a classic cruciate ligament injury, will not play again until next season. The second setback, a torn meniscus, was suffered by Marc-André ter Stegen at Villarreal. The German is sprinting in his recovery to return to competition before June. Currently in the Barça infirmary are Bernal, Ter Stegen, Casadó, Iñigo Martínez, and also Andreas Christensen, who has been struggling with problems with his Achilles tendon and soleus all season. Flick hopes to avoid any further physical setbacks during this international break, the last before the decisive stretch of the year.