Joao Felix shares update about injury during Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar: “Just a bruise”

Barcelona started the game against Shakhtar Donetsk without their first-choice left-back, centre-back, two central midfielders, striker, and right-winger.

A lot of these rotations, like benching Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde, were by choice, to allow for rest, but most of them were through injury.

During a must-win Champions League game, Barça were with five players who had never before played a game in the competition. Three of them have never even debuted for the club, while three other players have only played one competitive game.

Eventually, though, all worked out for the Catalans, as goals from Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez helped them garner all three points. It was far from smooth sailing, though, and the biggest talking points, despite the win, was an injury Joao Felix picked up in the second half.

The Portuguese had to be substituted off due to a knock to his knee, with Marc Guiu replacing him for his UCL debut.

With Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski already out, Barcelona would be left with just Ferran Torres as the first-team forward for the clash against Real Madrid this weekend, but it seems things are not as bad as they seem.

Felix has shared an update on his Instagram regarding his injury, saying, “I am fine! It was just a bruise! Time to recover and prepare for the next game.”

The on-loan forward has been one of the best players for the team since his signing, scoring three and assisting three goals so far. He has been crucial to the team through his chance creation and work ethic even when he has not been able to convert chances, though.

With El Clasico down the road, Barcelona will hope Felix gets back to his absolute best for the game, and can find his scoring boots again.