# Rodri's Injury Impact on Barcelona - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118097388997083480 - Source account: [@Forca_Fcb](https://x.com/Forca_Fcb) - Source language: Spanish - Target language: English - Duration: 6:33 - Published: 2026-11-05 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona ## Transcript [0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona) But if you like, let's start with that Rodri, who was already complaining of discomfort at halftime and that right hamstring injury has now been confirmed and he'll be out for about three or four weeks. [0:13](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=13) That means he won't be at the Metropolitano, for one of the team's most important matches. [0:20](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=20) Yes, um, it's a, it's a major setback for, for Hansi Flick because, well, we saw it the previous week, Barça's big week of, of Barça, right? [0:31](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=31) He was rested in Paris in, in that first half when Barça were unrecognizable. [0:37](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=37) Then he played the, the second half, but it wasn't enough for, for the Blaugrana team to end up um, taking the win in, in Paris. [0:47](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=47) Um, and then in the, in the Clásico, well, um, well, no, he wasn't there, Despite supposedly having had some rest, no, he wasn't at his level either. [1:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=60) It's a shame, you know, that as a result of— of, well, of a match where, on Alavés day, he played the full 90 minutes again, and yesterday, well, if he was already— if he was feeling something from the start, it's a shame they didn't rest him, [1:16](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=76) because the important match now is this Sunday's, where nothing less than the league lead is at stake. [1:24](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=84) Yes. And he's a player who, just as for the big Champions League matches, in a big match like the one at the Metropolitano, it was important that he be on the pitch. [1:35](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=95) Against one of his former teams. Also, Rodri won't be available, so Hansi Flick will have to find alternatives in that position, which is already suffering numerous losses in, in defense. [1:45](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=105) Mm, we'll see what happens with Christensen, Koundé, who could indeed be available, right? [1:49](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=109) Uh, they're almost there. Eric García is also a, a loss for the, for the team. [1:55](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=115) Uh, Dani Olmo is also the other major absence. [1:58](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=118) And now Rodri joins them, at a crucial moment for the team, which had this week as a kind of test after the, the week of PSG and Real Madrid, which didn't end in the best way, and so far they've beaten Aston Villa and the goal was to wrap it up with, with that win, right? [2:16](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=136) Hansi Flick will have to, rethink his plans. [2:19](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=139) Well, I hope he opts for Marc Bernal, who had a very good second half yesterday, also a-against a very tough opponent, who in the first half played completely at Barça's level. [2:30](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=150) Despite the— the three-nil scoreline is a little misleading, even. [2:33](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=153) He had— he had a lot of chances, and I think Marc Bernal played in the second half a match at, at the level we all expect from, from, from a player who's going to be very important in midfield. [2:45](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=165) What's more, uh, uh, I'm going to put Rodri's absence into perspective a little, maybe, because if we'd been coming off the, the level he showed at the start of the season, maybe well, at the beginning of the season, and then maybe suddenly he gets injured, I— mm, you'd say: [3:01](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=181) “Well, things are bad, aren't they? Let's see what happens.” [3:04](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=184) But it's true that, as Roger says, right now, he's coming off, off three matches where he was probably already carrying something. [3:11](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=191) It was very strange that they, they— rested him against PSG. [3:15](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=195) There was probably something else that, well, they don't tell you, the club or Hansi Flick. [3:20](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=200) But surely there could have been more. In fact, when he comes on that day, I think he comes on one-on-one in, in, in, in the, into the match. [3:28](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=208) It, it, it seems to me that, that… And he doesn't have the, the presence either, which isn't a criticism, because he's an incredible player that Barça needs at his best. [3:37](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=217) But it ma-may be that in these three matches, um, he was lacking a little because of a knock, because of so-something and, and, and maybe Flick pre-preferred that he rest against PSG, because it's a team that, even with everyone available, uh, [3:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=234) with the starters from the outset, you can still lose. [3:57](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=237) On the other hand, you have to earn points and against Aston Villa, you had to, had to earn them because Barça's group in the Champions League is, is a strong one. Very strong. [4:03](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=243) And you can get yourself into trouble. We already have nine points and, well, and that Rodri injury doesn't look like it will be serious. [4:11](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=251) Let's hope the three or four weeks is also a bit of an exaggeration and it could be less, you know, and total confi-confidence in Bernal. [4:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=258) Yes, there was, uh, talk of Bernal, but you haven't talked to me about Frenkie de Jong. [4:22](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=262) I see, I see Bernal. We'll also ask about the Frenkie de Jong option now. [4:26](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=266) Rodri, uh, of the 15 official matches Barça has played, Rodri had started in 11, in 10 of them sharing midfield with Pedri, with that indis— uh, uh, pair that, that never gets split up, undisputed for Hansi Flick, Rodri and Pedri in the middle of, of the pitch. [4:42](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=282) But anyway, uh, Frenkie de Jong has returned and it seems he's doing so with strength, with energy, uh, also playing as a center-back because The team has needed him that way. [4:52](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=292) At one point, Gerard Martín came back with Cubarsí. [4:56](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=296) They were good, huh? The— both defenders against Aston Villa. [4:59](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=299) Yeah, if I, if I have to, to trust what Flick has done so far with De Jong's, De Jong's return, I'd go with Marc Bernal, as Javi said, uh, as the, as the pivot, because De Jong in the two matches he played after, after recovering from, from the injury, [5:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=318) first played as an attacking midfielder, uh, for the minutes he, he was on and then, uh, ended up playing as, as a center-back to, to give Gerard Martín a rest. [5:30](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=330) So, um, we'll have to see if, if Flick reconsiders his, his stance and, and starts him in midfield or keeps Bernal, who in the end is the clear choice, who is the player— Yes, yes. [5:46](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=346) Who, in theory, has been pushed aside by Rodri's arrival, but is the one who's had some continuity, yes, he was seen in, in Paris, he was seen, um, still well below his level, but yesterday he crossed paths with Javi, and yesterday Bernal was seen again, [6:03](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=363) with more authority and more, and more presence in midfield. [6:07](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=367) Um, Rodri would miss the match for now against Atlético de Madrid. [6:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=372) Uh, then it's true that there'll be the season's second international break because of the commitments the Spanish national team has, where Rodri won't be because he's injured. [6:21](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/FcLQnvSWruwK/transcript-of-rodris-injury-impact-on-barcelona?t=381) And then Barça, on November 22, are due to host Villarreal, and then a Champions League match on the 25th against Saba on that trip