What at the beginning was a mere information without contrasting, now has turned into reality. The FC Barcelona has confirmed the injury of Ivan Rakitic, the one who suffers an elongación in the semimembranoso of the right leg. The Croatian midfield player lesionó with his selection during the party against Spain, of the past Thursday, and had to be substituted in the minute 68.

Rakitic Already has travelled to Barcelona, and the medical proofs have confirmed that probably the player can not participate in the next party of LaLiga Santander against the Villarreal, since, although the Barça has not offered terms of recovery, from the Catalan press some means as 'MD' announce already a drop of 2-3 weeks for the Croatian footballer. To Rakitic equally no expected him in Wanda Metropolitan against the Athletic of Madrid, since it drags a sanction by double yellow cardboard of the party in front of the Betis.

A sensitive loss for the FC Barcelona in the centre of the field, without any doubt, and that it will have to amend with the presence of other players like Arthur, Arturo Vidal, Denis Suárez, Rafinha Alcántara and Carles Aleñá. Resources will not be missing him to the FC Barcelona, since Coutinho is foreseen that it recover during the next days, and with any luck yes will be present in Wanda Metropolitan.

Another option to complement the centre of the field would be to advance the position of Sergi Roberto, that lately is not very hit in the right side, to follow giving opportunities to Nélson Semedo in the right side of the Barcelona defence.

Anybody is indispensable in the FC Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic will have to centre now in resting and recover strengths, since the FC Barcelona has sufficient talent in the staff for suplir his drop with guarantees. Besides, the paramount will be to follow surrendering in LaLiga Santander; the team already is classified for the eighth of final of the Champions League, whereas neither it foresaw that Rakitic played in front of the Cultural Leonese. 

Along the present season 2018-19, Rakitic is one of the players of field that more minutes accumulates, by what will come him well rest during some weeks. In addition to recovering of the injury in the isquiotibiales, recargará batteries to go back to be to the just maximum before the stop of Navidad, and of face especially to 2019.