Overview
- Club doctors confirmed surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal in López’s right foot.
- The operation took place at the Hospital de Barcelona with Dr. Antoni Dalmau Coll leading under the supervision of the club’s medical staff.
- The injury was diagnosed after he felt pain in his right foot during halftime of the match against Betis.
- He is expected to miss two to three months, which rules him out of what would have been his first World Cup with Spain.
- Pedri visited and called the setback a hard blow, while López’s season closed with 13 goals and 17 assists in 48 games as Barcelona won the league.