Date: November 27, 2025
I honestly didn’t think this week could get much more painful after that disaster at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. But here we are. The football gods have decided to kick us while we’re down.
The club confirmed this morning what many of us feared: Fermín López has picked up a muscle injury in his right leg. It’s a soleus issue, and while the official medical report says it’s "minor," the reality hits hard. He’s going to be out for roughly two weeks.
And let’s be real for a second—this hurts. In a team that has looked a bit lethargic and disjointed lately, Fermín has been the heartbeat. He’s the one guy we could guarantee would chase down every lost cause, crash the box like a madman, and actually press with the intensity Hansi Flick screams for. Losing that energy right now feels like a punch to the gut.
Two weeks doesn't sound like a long time in the real world, but in the Barcelona calendar? It’s an eternity. Looking at the schedule, the timing is actually brutal.
We are definitely losing him for this Saturday’s game against Alavés. That one is manageable, sure. But the one that really worries me is next Tuesday against Atlético Madrid.
You know what games against Simeone are like. They are wars. They are physical, gritty, and exhausting. Fermín is exactly the kind of "soldier" you need for a battle like that. Without him, we lose a lot of bite in the midfield. He’ll also likely miss the trip to Real Betis, which is never an easy place to go.
If everything goes perfectly—and with our medical history, that’s a big "if"—we might see him back for the Champions League game against Eintracht Frankfurt on December 9th. But knowing how tricky calf injuries can be, I wouldn't be shocked if Flick plays it safe and saves him for Osasuna in mid-December.
Okay, let’s stop panicking and look at the solutions. As much as I love Fermín, we do have depth.
This feels like the moment Dani Olmo has to take over. We spent the big money on him for exactly this reason. He’s had a weird, stop-start season with his own fitness struggles, but there are no more excuses now.
The dynamic changes completely with Olmo. Fermín is chaos (in a good way); he’s direct and runs in behind. Olmo is pure control. He plays between the lines, turns on a sixpence, and threads those killer passes. Against a team like Alavés that will probably park the bus, Olmo might actually be the better key to unlock the door.
We also have some good news: Pedri should be ready to start this weekend. A midfield trio of Casadó, Pedri, and Olmo is technically world-class. It might lack Fermín’s defensive work rate, but the creativity? It’s off the charts.
And let’s not forget our warrior, Gavi. If Flick thinks the midfield is too "soft" without Fermín, he might just throw Gavi in to rattle some cages, especially against Atlético.
It’s a setback, no doubt. But good teams deal with injuries. This is a massive test for the squad's mentality after the Chelsea loss. We need Olmo to stay fit, we need Pedri to control the tempo, and we need the rest of the team to match the intensity that Fermín brings every week.
Get well soon, Fermín. We’re going to miss those lungs of yours.
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