With Bayern Munich facing a plethora of injuries ahead of tomorrow's highly-anticipated UEFA Champions League semi final first-leg against FC Barcelona, it seems fitting that the Blaugrana would eventually suffer an injury setback of their own. And somewhat surprisingly, it does not involve Jordi Alba, even after the Catalan missed training yesterday with some discomfort. Rather, it is his defensive colleague Jeremy Mathieu who has been affected, as the Frenchman was ruled out of Wednesday's clash with an Achilles injury.
The news is sure to come as a minor setback to head coach, Luis Enrique, who must have been contemplating starting Mathieu alongside Gerard Pique at centre-half.