Two Barcelona stars picked up injury concerns against Atlético Madrid | OneFootball

Two leading members of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona suffered fitness setbacks during the club’s most recent outing.

That’s according to Diario Sport, who point towards Pau Cubarsí and Iñigo Martínez as the pair in question.

Stoppers Cubarsí and Iñigo both featured from the off on Wednesday night, as Barcelona locked horns with Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

En route to a hard-fought 1-0 triumph, however, the two Spaniards picked up injury concerns.

As per Sport:

‘Cubarsí felt some muscle discomfort in the early stages of the second-half. Faced with this warning, Flick did not want to risk the slightest and decided to replace the homegrown player.’

In the case of Iñigo, meanwhile:

‘He also ended up with a slight injury in the hamstring area.’

It now remains to be seen if either player is risked when Barcelona turn attentions back towards matters in La Liga in a meeting with Real Betis this weekend.

Conor Laird – GSFN