Know more about Marc Bernal and his injury udpdate as the 17-year-old is in headlines after FC Barcelona announced a season-ending injury
Not aware of what we’re talking about? Here’s the information.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the official X account of FC Barcelona revealed that their defensive midfielder has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and suffered a related injury to the lateral meniscus.
FC Barcelona’s Marc Bernal ACL injury update and return date news
An official statement of the account reads, “Tests carried out on Wednesday have confirmed that Marc Bernal has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, along with an associated lateral meniscus injury. He will undergo surgery in the coming days, after which an update will be provided.”
The club further revealed that the Spanish footballer had suffered injury during 2-1 win game against Rayo Vallecano.
He sustained the injury during stoppage time. Barcelona explained that the injury is “a setback for the young midfielder, who had started all three league games for the Blaugrana so far this season.”
As of now, the club didn’t specify a recovery timeline, leaving football enthusiasts uncertain about his return but he could end up missing the entire season.
Bernal’s injury is similar to the one sustained by Gavi while on Spain duty in November of last year, an injury from which Gavi is still recovering almost 10 months later. Bernal’s recovery should follow a similar timeframe if there are no setbacks so he should be out till the 2025/26 season.
I always wondered how Busquets with his twigs for legs never got a career ending injury like this.
That mf was built different https://t.co/ezsZ6pQYNh
— gavi goat 🩻 (@GriezmannAlt) August 27, 2024
About Marc Bernal
Born May 26, 2007, Marc Bernal Casas, is a professional footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barcelona. Growing up in Berga, Barcelona, Catalonia, the young footballer attended the youth academy of CE Berga and later moved to La Masia at the age of 6.
In 2023, the professional footballer signed his first contract with FC Barcelona, and made his debut on August 27 against Logroñés. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), Bernal was called for a training camp for the Spain U16s in 2022.
A year later, he was named to a training camp for the Spain U18s. In 2023, he was named for the final squad of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In 2024, he was named at the UEFA Euro U-17 Championship.
For the curious, so far, the player has played for clubs in like Berga from 2011 to 2013, Gimnàstic Manresa from 2013 to 2014, and Barcelona from 2014 to 2024.
Bernal is a versatile player, who plays as a defensively, however, he can also plays offensively if required and level headed player who can play well under pressure.
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