Barcelona announced the injury to Spanish international Ferran Torres on 24 January.

　F. Torres played in the 18th La Liga match against Atletico Madrid (1-2●) on 21 January (local time) from the middle of the second half, but he finished the game with some muscle discomfort.An MRI scan carried out on 24 January local time confirmed that he had sustained a minor injury to his soleus muscle.

　At the moment, no timeframe for his recovery has been given, and the club only announced that he would not be able to play in the game until the injury is healed.According to reports in leading national media such as Marca and As, he is expected to be out for around three weeks and could miss the Copa del Rey round of 32 against Barbastro on 4 January and the Supercopa de España semi-final against Athletic Bilbao on 8 January.He is likely to miss the semi-finals.

　 Torres has made 16 official appearances, scoring five goals and assisting two, despite being sidelined with a hamstring injury.Although his opportunities to start are limited, he made his presence felt in the 3-2 win over Dortmund in the sixth round of the Champions League (CL) league phase, scoring two goals in the process.

　Barcelona have also been without German goalkeeper Marc-André Thea Stegen and U-17 Spanish midfielder Marc Bernal, who have been out for a long time, as well as Danish defender Andreas Christensen and Spanish winger Lamine Yamal, who have also been out injured.Injuries have also kept some of the players out of the squad.