Hansi Flick had already said it in the press room. “It is a sad victory. Nobody is happy in the dressing room.” And it was true. Nobody could forget what happened to Marc Bernal in the final minutes of the match against Rayo Vallecano. Devastating news reached the dressing room, confirming what was already seen on the pitch. The midfielder was unable to finish the match after a clash with Isi and had to leave the game without Flick being able to make a substitution. Barça finished the match with ten men.
The young midfielder He needed help from doctors to enter the locker room, unable to put his foot on the ground. Everyone was already fearing the worst. Bernal, who was starting for the third time this season, saw his dream in Vallecas cut short when he tore the cruciate ligaments in his left knee.
The dressing room was an absolute funeral. Bernal and his family were devastated. The boy burst into tears as everyone tried to console him, even though they knew it was impossible, an effort in vain.The doctors, honest and realistic, warned him that the injury looked very bad. The young midfielder says goodbye to the season; you can’t be more unlucky. After the match, messages of support from his teammates were not long in coming. The first to wish him a speedy and good recovery were Pedri, Dani Olmo and Gavi, with messages in which they also showed their confidence that he will come back stronger.
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Bernal had completely won over Hansi Flick, who for the third time in a row left him in control of Barcelona’s game. Unable to bring in a pivot of proven quality and experience, the German coach saw in this youngster from the youth academy a diamond in the rough that could be polished. In his first few games he already showed glimpses of his great quality, playing with the ease of a veteran and demonstrating that he has the DNA of Barcelona midfielders incorporated.
He has now received a blow, a very hard one, but he will have to get up. He will have the whole club at his side and a teammate like Gavi, who had to suffer the same thing. Barça, without Bernal, is left very weak in the defensive pivot position, where right now only Marc Casadó survives.
