Barcelona ahead Ferran Torres has undergone surgical procedure on appendicitis, the membership has confirmed.
Torres bagged a hat-trick of assists throughout Sunday’s Clasico win over Actual Madrid, which put Barcelona getting ready to sealing this season’s La Liga title, however has since been struck down with the sickness and had a profitable operation on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old will now get better and can be anticipated to overlook the rest of the season.
There are simply ten days till La Liga’s last spherical of fixtures, however Barcelona can win the title on Thursday night with victory within the metropolis derby towards Espanyol.
The La Liga title was very almost theirs on Wednesday, till Actual Madrid pulled a 2-1 victory out of the hearth towards Mallorca with a stoppage-time winner from unlikely goalscorer Jacobo Ramon.
Torres has solely began 12 La Liga video games this season, and three within the Champions League, however his function within the squad has been an vital one. The previous Manchester Metropolis participant has usually been the primary various in all three positions throughout the entrance line, the preliminary level of canopy for Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, which has afforded him 45 appearances general.
Inside that, Torres has scored a extremely respectable 19 targets throughout all competitions. Maybe his most notable efficiency after final weekend’s Clasico was scoring a brace as a 67th minute substitute within the 4-2 comeback win over Atletico Madrid in March.
Restoration from an appendix elimination might be round a few weeks, which ought to imply Torres is nicely rested by the point pre-season begins for Barcelona in July.
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