Barcelona defender exits Daegu friendly with knee injury

Barcelona were on song again in their third preseason friendly of their tour of Asia, beating Daegu FC 5-0 in South Korea before they return back to Catalonia. It was a largely positive evening for the Blaugrana, but the sour note was a potential injury to Pau Cubarsi.

The 19-year-old defender was looking in good shape against Daegu, putting in an efficient performance. However with around ten minutes to go, Cubarsi won the ball back and played it off before going to the ground briefly on his hauncches, and feeling his left leg. With just four minutes to go, Cubarsi decided he could not continue, and after being attended to by the medical staff, was substituted for Hector Fort for the closing minutes.

During that period, Cubarsi could be seen rubbing and pointing to the area around his knee, and upper shin. MD have confirmed that is indeed where the pain was coming from for Cubarsi, and that he sustained the problem during a challenge with one of Daegu’s players.

Manager Hansi Flick has confirmed that the Blaugrana are not concerned by the injury though. He told the press in the mix zone that it was merely a precaution, and he did not want to risk Cubarsi, but as far as they are aware, it is simply a knock rather than a muscle issue.