Earlier today, FC Barcelona were dealt a new setback as the club confirmed that Fermin Lopez had suffered a muscle injury in his leg.

The statement from the Blaugrana also revealed that the 22-year-old La Masia graduate will be out for a period of two weeks, which comes as a blow for Hansi Flick & co.

Fermin to return against Eintracht Frankfurt

Providing an update on the situation, Javi Miguel of AS reports that the expectation is that Fermin Lopez will be fit again for Barcelona’s Champions League fixture against Eintracht on 9 December.

It would mean that the midfielder will miss the next three games for the Blaugrana against Deportivo Alaves, Atletico Madrid, and Real Betis.

Fermin expected to return against Eintracht. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Earlier reports suggested that Fermin had suffered the injury last weekend against Athletic and played through discomfort against Chelsea this week.

But the aforementioned outlet states that the injury occurred on Tuesday during the match against the Blues at Stamford Bridge.

Despite the tentative timeline of two weeks, the expectation is that the coaching staff expect to have the midfielder available for the Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt, provided there are no complications.

It is, in any case, a significant absence for Flick, who will have to look for alternatives in midfield, especially considering that Pedri is not yet ready to start, Gavi is not expected back until March, and Dani Olmo is not offering his best version.