World Sports: Barcelona is affected by FIFA virus again, De Jong will miss the game against Valencia due to injury

September 11th, Western media "World Sports" reported that Barcelona has been affected by the FIFA virus again and has experienced 15 similar injuries since the 2021-22 season.

As the end of the first international match day cycle, Frick confirmed that De Jong was injured when participating in the Dutch team and will miss the game against Valencia on September 15. De Jong and the previously injured Barde, Garvey and Ter Stegen have caused Barcelona to suffer another injury wave to the start of the season. Since September 2021, Barcelona has experienced a total of 15 player injuries caused by national team events.

In the 2024-2025 season coached by Frick, after leading the team to win four consecutive victories, Christensen, De Jong, Garvey, Fati and Bernal were injured. In the summer window, Pedri, who was injured in the European Cup, Araujo, who was injured in the Copa America, and Fermin, who withdrew from the U21 national team training due to injuries.

During the international competition day in October last year, Yamal was injured again. Barcelona was hit by the impact of injuries at the time, and Frick was forced to deal with it with all his strength. When the Champions League second round of the match against the young man, the total number of injuries in the team reached 8. Barcelona won two wins and one draw in three games during this period: 4-1 win against Girona, 5-1 win against Sevilla, and 2-2 tied Celta.

In the past five seasons, Barcelona has achieved 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the leagues played after international matches, but has a total of 17 injuries. Araujo was injured many times in the national team competition, and Comte and De Jong were also injured many times during the national team competition. The most serious one was a serious knee fracture in November 2023, resulting in his absence for one year.

The worst-affected international match day occurred in September 2022, when Conde, Araujo, De Jong and Depp were injured at the same time. The schedule is hell. This is a recurring debate, but there is no solution. Paris also lost Dembele and Douai, and the two will miss the Champions League match against Barcelona. Pedri has participated in about 70 games in the first season as he was promoted to the first team, and the game load is obviously too heavy.