Gabi Milito’s knee injury was worse than initially thought and he could be out for as much as nine months. In today’s operation surgeons needed to extract part of a tendon from his left leg and insert it into his right. This is terrible new for the player as injuries of this length can be career threatening. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Injuries'
Milito Could Miss 9 Months, Toure Out For 6-8 Weeks
May 13th, 2008 by Nic · 15 Comments
Tags: Injuries · Gabi Milito · Touré
Toure And Milito Face Operations Tomorrow
May 12th, 2008 by Nic · 6 Comments
Gabi Milito and Toure Yaya both go under the knife tomorrow (Tuesday) for operations on their injuries. Milito will have his cruciate ligament in his right knee seen to by Dr. Ramon Cugat at 2pm at the Clínica Quirón. While at 3.30pm Toure will have the operation on his slipped disk that he has bravely […]
Tags: Injuries · Gabi Milito · Touré
Sylvinho Out For Four Weeks
May 8th, 2008 by Nic · 3 Comments
One more injury to add to the growing list. Sylvinho has a strained ligament in his right knee and he will be out of action for four weeks. Sylvinho injured himself in yesterday’s match with a heroic last ditch tackle which stopped Marcelo who looked certain to score. Logically this means he will miss Barça’s […]
Milito Out For Six Months
May 5th, 2008 by Nic · 16 Comments
Dreadful news for Gabi Milito and Barça as doctors today confirmed he will need an operation on the cruciate ligaments in his right knee. Milito noticed discomfort after the Champions League game at Old Trafford and tests have now shown the extent of the damage. The recovery time is expected to be six months.
Tags: Injuries · Gabi Milito
Toure Injured In Training
May 3rd, 2008 by Nic · 7 Comments
Toure Yaya has been added to the injured list for tomorrow’s game with Valencia after he injured his ankle in this morning’s training session. First reports say he will also be doubtful for Wednesday’s game at Real Madrid.
Milito And Iniesta Will Miss El Clasico
May 2nd, 2008 by Nic · 3 Comments
Gabi Milito and Andres Iniesta have both been ruled out of Barça’s next two games, at home to Valencia on Sunday and Wednesday’s Clasico against Real Madrid. Milito is suffering from a cartilage problem while Iniesta has had a recurrence of his meniscus problems which forced him to miss the game at Recreativo. Iniesta is […]
Tags: Injuries · Iniesta · Gabi Milito
Barça Recuperate Players For Espanyol And Manchester Utd
April 17th, 2008 by Nic · 13 Comments
With important matches against Espanyol and Manchester United in the next seven days it is good to see that many of the players with physical problems are recovering in time. Deco who hasn’t played since the start of March looks ready to play after training well for the last three days. He may well start […]
Tags: Injuries · Iniesta · Rafa Marquez · Henry · Deco
Iniesta With Knee Problems
April 10th, 2008 by Nic · 31 Comments
The club have reported that Andres Iniesta has a “pinzamiento en el menisco externo” of his left knee. It is times like this I wish I knew more about anatomy. I understand this to be a pinched nerve in the lateral meniscus. The club are running tests to see how serious the problem is. I’m afraid […]
Ronaldinho Misses Training Again
April 4th, 2008 by Nic · 17 Comments
Ronaldinho did not train today due to him feeling more discomfort in his adductor muscle. The chances of him playing on Sunday are now very slim. Deco who limped out of yesterday’s session, today followed a specific recovery plan but is also doubtful. Gabi Milito also trained apart from his team mates due to a […]
Tags: Injuries · Gabi Milito · Deco · Ronaldinho
Messi Back In Barcelona
April 4th, 2008 by Nic · 7 Comments
Leo Messi arrived last night in Barcelona after spending 20 days in Argentina recovering from the injury to his left leg. Messi’s recovery is going well, and when asked by reporters at the airport the Argentinian stated that “if it were up to me I’d play against Getafe“. This morning Messi will undergo a scan […]

