Mark Bernal may have seriously damaged his knee ligaments

As soon as the end of the game was announced in Vallecas, the Barcelona FC coach Hansi Flickwent out for a grass race to find out about the condition Mark BernalThe action is an example of the coaching staff’s concern over the injury of the 17-year-old youth midfielder, who left the field in tears.

All this happened in one of the last actions of the match against Rayo Vallecano, in which Cules came back and eventually won 1-2. Bernal was injured and tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. In the coming days, he will undergo surgery, since he also has a damaged meniscus.

He left the Madrid stadium on crutches, with a paralysed knee and a decomposed face, before boarding the Barça bus. After the first medical check in the dressing room, I realised that things were not looking good.

The tests carried out this Wednesday in Barcelona are more convincing, it is a very strong blow for both the player and the team. The young 17-year-old midfielder, who starter with Hansi Flick in the three victories of the “blaugranas” in the championship. His physique, tall and lanky, and his playing style were reminiscent of Sergio Busquets, the best midfielder in the history of Barça. Bernal wore the number 28, the same one with which Sergi Busquets debuted in the 2008/09 season, when Guardiola chose him.

That’s why the German coach expressed great concern at the press conference about the possibility of a serious injury to Bernal: “It’s a sad victory, We were in the locker room with Mark and it doesn’t look good.“He had a fantastic game and it was bad luck. We will have to wait for the tests,” Flick said.