Doubts have increased about midfielder Marc Bernal's readiness to participate in his team's match against Celta Vigo, as he continues to miss Barcelona's group training sessions, while he continues to recover from the injury that kept him away from the team in the past period, according to the Spanish newspaper 'Sport'.

According to the details, Bernal has not yet returned to work with his teammates, despite about two weeks having passed since his injury, as he continues to implement his rehabilitation program individually without participating in group sessions.

The medical staff initially estimated the player's absence to be about ten days, but the club management and the technical staff preferred to handle the situation cautiously and not rush his return, especially after he suffered a sprain in his left ankle during the match against Atletico Madrid. He was also not included in the return list, despite the possibility from a technical standpoint, in a step that reflects the technical staff's desire to avoid any risk.

Coach Hans Flick previously stated that the player would not be risked before he is fully ready, due to his significant importance in the team's lineup, especially in the critical stage of the season during which Barcelona aims to secure the league title.

Bernal's absence is a clear blow to the team, given the excellent level he has shown recently, establishing himself as one of the prominent midfield elements after rising from the youth ranks and successfully securing his place in the first team, supported by the club's confidence that has been translated into renewing his contract multiple times.

In a related context, the report mentioned recent rumors about a meeting between the player's agent and Mateu Alemany, coinciding with a European match, but press sources confirmed that the meeting was ordinary and part of the usual monitoring of the transfer market situation, without any exceptional developments.

So far, Bernal's position on returning to group training remains undecided, which increases the difficulty of his catching up with the Celta Vigo match, while the technical staff awaits the recovery of one of its key elements at a crucial time in the season.