The Catalan club FC Barcelona is having a huge injury problem right now. A number of stars are currently out because they have injuries that require different amounts of time to heal. For Xavi Hernandez, this is a very big problem because so many players aren’t accessible.

To give you some background, seven different players were hurt in the past and couldn’t be picked. Also, all of the hurt players are important parts of Xavi’s team. But now there’s even worse news for Barcelona. Sergi Roberto, a 31-year-old product of La Masia, is now officially hurt, according to FC Barcelona. From what we know, he has a “soleus muscle injury in his right leg.” He will also not be able to play “until the problem goes away.”

Even though there isn’t a set date for his return yet, this news is bad for Barcelona. Sergi Roberto is now the eighth player on the list of injured players who can’t play. The good news is that both Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal were recently in a group that trained.

The Basque test coming up

There is a La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao on the 22nd of this month, so Xavi will have to decide what to do. Every wounded star’s progress will be looked at, and then a choice will be made about whether to include them. On the other hand, it doesn’t look like Roberto will play against Athletic Bilbao.

Using the parent company

Because there aren’t enough stars, even the company has been looked into. A lot of young players, like Marc Guiu and Pau Victor, have been talked about being brought in for the game. Xavi will make the choice, taking into account the unofficial deal he made with Rafa Marquez to use his players.

Barcelona will need to be careful because El Clasico is coming up soon. Xavi will want his players to avoid relapses and long amounts of time off the field. Because of this, extra steps will be taken to make sure he doesn’t lose any more Barcelona players during the season, which is still very far away.