Barcelona's Christensen faces two months out with thigh strain

Barcelona's defensive depth is being tested again after the club confirmed Andreas Christensen suffered a left thigh strain in the 3-1 win over Sevilla, with Spanish reports suggesting the centre-back could be out for up to two months.

"Tests have confirmed that first team player Andreas Christensen has a left thigh strain. He will be unavailable for the time being and his evolution will determine his return," the club said in a medical update.

A familiar problem returns

The Dane was withdrawn around the hour mark against Sevilla after grabbing his left thigh following a challenge, and initial hopes of a four-week absence have given way to longer estimates. It is a bitter repeat for a player who missed five months of last season through injury, just as his availability troubles appeared behind him.

Christensen had made six appearances in all competitions this season, operating in a back line where he has been a rotating piece rather than an automatic starter. Barcelona's caution with his rehabilitation is likely to mirror the patient approach they took with Frenkie de Jong.

The fixtures he may miss

A two-month absence would keep him out of roughly eight matches — five in LaLiga and three in the Champions League — a run that includes the Clasico against Real Madrid and the Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. Gerard Martin is the likeliest beneficiary in Hansi Flick's starting XI, alongside Pau Cubarsi.

The ongoing international break softens the immediate cost: Christensen begins rehabilitation without a club fixture to miss. Barcelona will hope the window, and their caution, is enough for the injury not to shape the decisive autumn stretch.

OneLightScore will track Christensen's recovery and Barcelona's team news, lineups and injury updates through every matchday of the LaLiga season.