The coaching staff of FC Barcelona's first football team, led by German Hans Flick, received a severe blow after it was confirmed that the young player Xavi Esparza would be sidelined for a long period due to an injury sustained with the Spanish national team.

On Sunday morning, the Catalan club announced that Chavi Espart suffered a tear in the lateral ligament of his right knee, with an expected recovery period of eight to ten weeks. Barcelona explained that the injury occurred during the recent training camp of the Spain Under-19 national team, and the player will undergo a series of treatment and rehabilitation sessions during the first team's match break.

The club pointed out that Espart's injury became clearly visible yesterday when the player was seen with a cast on his right knee in front of his fans at the La Masia gates, as the crowd asked to take photos with him.

Chavi Espart, 18 years old, has won the UEFA Youth League with Barcelona, as well as the Spanish League and the King's Cup, and has begun to appear regularly in the first team's training sessions.

Esparter is considered to be from the same generation as the 2007 players, which includes Lamine Yamal, Marc Bernal, and Pau Cubarsi. His absence is expected to pose a challenge for the coaching staff led by Flick in the coming months.