FC Barcelona announced that its defender Andreas Christensen has received medical clearance ahead of its return to La Liga on Saturday.
“Andreas Christensen can return to the field, as the Dane has returned to fitness after overcoming left Achilles tendonitis that caused him to miss more than 4 months of competition,” reads the club’s official website.
In fact, he played one game in the 2024/25 season, the first day of La Liga against Valencia on August 17.
“Christensen came off the bench in the 64th minute to play in the center of defense in an attack that ended with the Blaugranes’ victory,” the letter adds, concluding that the Dane “has not been available for Hansi Flick since then. ” . .
Christensen’s injury was a hard blow for the player and his coach Flick, but it allowed new summer signings Dani Olmo and Pau Victor to be registered until December 31.
Barça took advantage of a loophole opened thanks to Christensen’s move to give the green light to the Spaniards, and drama ensued when a judge, then La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) refused to grant them licenses beyond the date discussed.
Barca then sold VIP seats at its Spotify Camp Nou stadium in a $103 million deal that allowed it to return to the 1:1 format governed by fair trade limits. monetary game. However, he had to resort to a Spanish sports court to unload the protection of Olmo and Pau Víctor.
Olmo has since starred in Barca’s rousing 5-2 Spanish Super Cup final win over Real Madrid last Sunday, and he started as a false 9 in a 5-1 drubbing of Real Betis in the Copa del Rey last 16 Wednesdsy night as Pau Victor made an appearance off the bench.
Given Friday’s news, Flick can now count on all three men heading into the end of the season.
Christensen’s return will be welcomed by the coach, who lost a player in defense after Íñigo Martínez tore his right hamstring against Madrid.
Ronald Araujo is the primary candidate to partner Pau Cubarsi in the heart of the back line as things stand, but Christensen is an additional option that is capable of operating as a pivot too.
In Spain it is said that the players who return to the squad after a long absence are “new signings”, and we will see how many minutes the veteran gets in the coming weeks, starting with Saturday’s break in Getafe.
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