Overview
- Lekue left around the half-hour mark against Getafe after feeling discomfort and was replaced by Areso following on-field treatment.
- Five players are currently unavailable to Valverde: Iñaki Williams, Lekue, Prados, Egiluz and Yeray, who is serving a doping suspension.
- The club recently confirmed that Iñaki Williams faces at least a couple of months out with a physical setback.
- Valverde stated that injuries are the price of playing in Europe, citing more matches, greater effort and reduced recovery time.
- The mounting absences are raising internal concern about squad depth at a key stage of the season.