Torres fell to the ground without contact with an opponent in the fourth minute of the game, remained there and grabbed his right thigh. The game didn’t continue for him and he left the field in tears. Youngster Fermín López came on for the attacker after seven minutes when the score was 0-0.
A diagnosis of the severity of Torres’ injury was initially pending. Torres’ substitution brings back bad memories of Gavi’s serious injury at Barça. The midfielder seriously injured his knee while playing for the Spanish national team a few months ago and was also replaced in tears.
A loss by Torres would be another big blow for Barcelona. The Catalans, from whom coach Xavi announced his retirement at the end of the season at the weekend, have been plagued by bad luck with injuries for months.
In addition to Gavi, Marc-André ter Stegen, Inigo Martínez, Alejandro Balde, Joao Félix and Raphinha are currently out at Barça due to various injuries.