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Olmo Set For Month Out After Injury At PSG

A suspected adductor tear threatens to sideline him for four weeks and remove a key forward-arriving midfielder from Barcelona’s line-up for the Clasico.

Overview

  • Dani Olmo had to be substituted after being stood on by PSG’s Vitinha about 26–27 minutes into the Champions League match at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
  • Multiple outlets report tests point to an impact-related tear of the left adductor with a roughly four-week recovery estimate pending formal MRI confirmation from Barcelona.
  • If the four-week timeline holds he is expected to miss Sunday’s El Clasico at Camp Nou, removing a player valued for late runs into the box from Flick’s options.
  • Fermin López replaced Olmo in Paris and is the most likely immediate on-field stand-in as Flick reshuffles midfield during a congested fixture run.
  • Barcelona have not yet published an official medical update so the diagnosis and exact return date remain provisional and will depend on the club’s scan and rehabilitation progress.