Ingrid Engen in a training session with FC Barcelona Femení

THE NORWAY ONLY PLAYED 4 MINUTES

Ingrid Engen, out at Barça due to a right thigh injury

Published:8/01/2023 - 08:01h

Updated:8/01/2023 - 08:01h

FC Barcelona Femení began 2023 with a win at home against Sevilla (4-0) where the only negative note was the injury to midfielder Ingrid Engels. The Norwegian entered in the 76th minute, but was barely four minutes on the field

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The day sabatina closed with flavour agridulce for the ones of Jonatan Giráldez. The FC Barcelona Femení culminated the party in front of the Seville (4-0) with a player less by the injury of Ingrid Engen, the one who had to leave to the changing room in the 80', grieve four minutes after ingresar in place of his mate Keira Walsh by a prick in the right thigh that forced him to request medical assistance.

The technician culé already had exhausted the five statutory changes, as at the same time Bruna Vilamala had replaced to Asisat Oshoala, author of the first so much blaugrana. According to the official medical part, Engen suffers an injury in the cuadriceps of the right leg. The Norwegian remains slope of more proofs to determine the scope of the muscular problem and the time of drop, which could prolong, at least, a pair of weeks.

Four minutes after the exit of Ingrid, Salma Paralluelo closed the goleada for the Barça thanks to a good combination with Aitana Bonmati. The local had resolved the party in the first part with so many of Oshoala (11') and Claudia Pina (34'), the one who even gave the luxury to fail a penalti in the 45+2'. In the minute 70, Salma had converted the 3-0 to pass of Patri Pebble.

For Ingrid, the injury arrives in a moment in which the Norwegian fight for consolidating in the eleven of Giráldez. The mediocentro great a pair of so many in 11 parties (553 minutes) of the League F, where the Barça keeps the perfect step in 13 days with a total of 53 goals in favour and only 4 against. The next party of the culés will be the Tuesday in field of the Osasuna by the eighth of final of the Glass of the Queen.

Engen Has clear his role in the team

Conscious of the competition by the titularity in the centre of the field, the player of 24 years lives his second season in Catalonia and trusts to have prominence in the second stretch of the season. "I seat me with confidence to do it and of course to all would like us play as much as possible, but put the team by in front and do all what know. I think that I have showed that I can play well and I go to be followed like this", it said the mediocentro in an interview with 'SPORT' before Navidad. Now, his aim will be to recover what before his muscular problem to be available in the decisive stretch of the season.

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