“Andreas Christensen suffers a partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which occurred accidentally following a bad movement during this Saturday’s training session“, wrote Barça in a press release, without specifying the potential duration of the player’s absence.
The ex-Chelsea defender, who missed almost all of last season due to successive injuries, will not have surgery and is expected to miss between three and four months of competition, according to the Catalan press.
The 29-year-old Danish international is very doubtful for the semi-final of the qualifying play-offs for the 2026 World Cup against North Macedonia next March.
Even if he had reduced playing time, the absence of Christensen leaves Barcelona coach Hansi Flick to deal with only two professional central defenders, Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia, with the Frenchman Jules Koundé playing exclusively as a right back.
It adds to the withdrawal of the usual captain blaugrana Ronald Araujo to preserve his mental health, and the unreplaced departure of the experienced Inigo Martinez this summer, which could push the Catalan leaders to try to strengthen themselves during the winter transfer window.
