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Barcelona’s Inigo Martinez forced out of Atletico clash after picking up injury in warm-up

Barcelona suffered an early blow against Atletico Madrid on Sunday with Inigo Martinez forced out of the game before kick-off.

The center-back had been named in the starting XI but pulled out at the last moment and was replaced by Andreas Christensen.

The Dane lined up alongside Jules Kounde in the heart of the Barcelona defense with Ronald Araujo on the right and Joao Cancelo on the left.

I. Martínez has had discomfort during the warmup and has been replaced in the starting lineup by Andreas Christensen. #BarçaAtleti https://t.