La Liga injuries 2021-22 Updates from La Liga 1/2/3, Liga Iberdrola & more
La Liga injuries 2021-22 Updates from La Liga 1/2/3, Liga Iberdrola & more
Latest updates throughout La Liga 1 / 2 / 3
- Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy has sustained a muscle injury which will keep him out of the squad for the next three weeks. Meanwhile, Gareth Bale will miss the next two months with the hamstring injury he picked up in training this past week. No medical report has been published as I understand Gareth wants the club to keep his medical reports private.
- Ansu Fati at Barça is making a steady recovery from his long-term knee injury and is back in training. Meanwhile, Martin Braithwaite’s recent surgery knee surgery involving the patella-femoral joint is reported to have been successful. Jordi Alba is currently out with a biceps femoris muscle in his right hamstring sustained against Bayern in midweek. Pedri has a quadriceps muscle injury in his left thigh from the same match.
- Ander Barrenetxea is struggling with a back injury at the moment, having sustained a bone oedema around the left -sided lower lumbar vertebrae L5. Real Sociedad’s medical team are providing daily treatment and more information will follow.
- Koke Resurrección will be out for the next ten days with a thigh muscle injury sustained during Atlético Madrid’s midweek game with Porto. Progress and recovery will be monitored.
Detailed club-by-club information on injuries in La Primera
See who is currently injured in La Primera - aka La Liga Santander
It's only a dead leg.....
A true 'dead-leg' can be a serious injury and players often end up in hospital as a result; so it's not something to be taken lightly....
Round up of injuries in La Segunda and Tercera
Fran García of Burgos is out with a hamstring strain and joins Álvaro Rodríguez who has been struggling with a muscular overload in the hamstrings in the past week. Hamstring muscle injuries are common in football and they appear to be on the increase
Round up of injuries in La Liga Iberdrola
- Waiting for the medical report today (Monday) on Iris Arnaiz of Real Sociedad who was stretchered off at the weekend in the derby with Athletic Club at San Mamés. Updates will follow ASAP.
- Barça goalkeeper Sandra Paños was replaced in Saturday’s game with Real Betis after receiving a hip contusion. Progress will be monitored in the next few days.
- Jucinara Thais Paz at Levante Fem is out for the foreseeable future with pubalgia. This is a painful condition affecting the origin of the aducctor muscles on the pubic bone. Pubaligia usually equates to a lengthy rehab period with surgery often the preferred option.
Injuries around the world
River Plate are still missing Jonatan Maidana (left thigh), Milton Casco and Felipe Peña (both with left hamstring injuries) and David Martínez (muscular overload of the left quadriceps) for the game v Arsenal of Argentina on Sunday.
Explaining common injuries:
All about ACLs, muscles, and ligaments; plus a section on specific injuries in women's football.