Bad news for the Barcelona women’s infirmary. The casualties do not stop growing. The last one, that of Mapi León, is undoubtedly one of the most sensitive. Barcelona reported that the centre-back suffered a tear in the external meniscus in her right knee this Friday and that she will undergo surgical treatment in the coming days. He will surely miss the match against Eibar and the rest of the matches in 2023. This injury is complex and requires special care, so until he undergoes surgery, the estimated time he will be out will not be known more accurately. between two and three months.
Mapi León’s is not the only loss. The 28-year-old center back, leader in the Barça defense, joins a long list of injuries, especially in defense. León will accompany Irene Paredes in the infirmary, the other undisputed starting center back for Jonatan Giráldez, who is out due to a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of the right thigh that occurred during the last concentration with the Spanish team. This injury has caused special discomfort in Barça, which alerted the RFEF that the central defender was not yet fully recovered after overcoming tonsillitis for which she was even hospitalized. In the eyes of the Blaugrana club, the RFEF took a risk with the central team who had been out at Barça due to the aforementioned tonsillitis since November 14.
Despite not playing the last games with the Barça club, Montse Tomé included her on the list and the Basque went to the Ciudad del Futbol de Las Rozas, where she underwent various medical check-ups and it was decided that she would stay in the concentration. Under the orders of Montse Tomé, Paredes trained without a workload adapted to his situation and, in the first game against Italy, he started and played 67 minutes. He did not play the second match against Sweden because he already had some discomfort. Paredes will surely miss the four remaining games for Barça Women in 2023.
In addition, the other natural centre-back Jana Fernández and the Swedish full-back Fridolina Rolfö are also absent, so Giráldez has been forced to delay the Norwegian midfielder Ingrid Engen, who can play as a centre-back, on the field. The coach could also give minutes to other less common players or out of their usual position, such as Marta Torrejón or even Martina Fernández, a subsidiary player.
In addition, the attackers Asisat Oshoala, Graham Hansen, Bruna Vilamala and Alexia Putellas, who has been suffering from discomfort in her left knee for weeks, are also a doubt for the next matches.
