The preseason trip that Barcelona is now on is not turning out to be the fairytale that many people thought it would be. After suffering a close defeat to Arsenal earlier in the week, the Catalans took on Real Madrid on Saturday night and appear to have suffered significant setbacks as a result of the match.

Christensen manages to escape very quickly.

Xavi Hernandez went down with a significant injury less than half an hour into his team’s second preseason game in the United States of America. This was the first major injury blow to his squad.

In the 29th minute of the intensely competitive match, Andreas Christensen had to make his way off the field with a limp to make way for Eric Garcia.

The defender, who is now 27 years old and plays center back, was one of the four players who started the game in the back line alongside Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, and Alejandro Balde.

During his thirty minutes of playing time, he had a completion percentage of 92% on his passes and recorded four defensive actions.

It is yet unknown how long the defensive player will be forced to wait on the bench.

A premature exit from a Clasico, on the other hand, cannot be interpreted as a positive indicator from a predictive standpoint.

However, due to his injury, there is a chance that Inigo Martinez will be given the opportunity to start in one of the upcoming matches.

The soreness in Gundogan’s muscles forced him to the bench.Ilkay Gundogan earned his second start in as many games for Barcelona in the Clasico; however, his first experience of the illustrious match did not go according to plan.

Even though it was just a “friendly,” Real Madrid played with a very high intensity level and in a manner that was fairly risky when defending Barcelona.

The foul that Tchouameni committed on Gundogan raised the intensity level of the Clasico, which made both teams more susceptible to receiving injuries.

The missing pieces are Tchouameni and Gundogan, as well as the amber card for the Madridista. The barrier was breached. After that, Gundogan hobbled to the bathroom, limping and complaining of pain in his right musculature. #fcb #fcblive #barcamadrid #barcamadrid pic.twitter.com/qR2cBfIeOp

— David Ibáez (@DavidIbanez5) on Twitter. July 29, 2023In the 42nd minute of play, the German was taken off the field because he was complaining of pain in his right leg. He was succeeded by Sergi Roberto, the captain of the club.

“Gundogan is experiencing some discomfort.”

The following was posted on Twitter by Barca Universal on July 29, 2023:It is anticipated that Barcelona would issue a formal statement about the circumstances surrounding both of its injured stars.

At this time, one can only hope that the club’s preseason trip will be unaffected by the injuries, and that they are minor in nature.