Barcelona center back Andreas Christensen has seen his spell on the sidelines extended by a fresh muscle injury.
Christensen was one of the many players to miss Sunday’s defeat to Real Madrid, and it was initially assumed that his absence was down to the case of gastroenteritis which kept him out of the midweek victory over Olympiacos.
He was not expected to miss long because of his illness but Christensen was not spotted in training on Monday after El Clásico, and numerous reports now state his absence has been prolonged by a new injury concern.
diagnosed Christensen with a calf injury, claiming that issue was behind his absence from the Madrid game. simply describe the problem as “muscular”.
Christenen is now, therefore, not expected to make his return in time for Sunday’s meeting with Elche, for which Barcelona’s fitness issues remain severe.
