Kika Nazareth and Ingrid Engen injured before the classic against Madrid in the Cup

The international break continues to affect Barça. After the injuries of Alexia Putellas and Patri Guijarro, the Portuguese Kika Nazareth and the Norwegian Ingrid Engen are added to the list. The absences of the Blaugrana come at a sensitive time of the season, just a few days before the classic against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Queen's Cup.

Engen had to be substituted in the 70th minute of the match between Norway and France due to knee discomfort. The Barça midfielder received medical attention on the pitch before leaving the match, which ended in a 1-0 defeat for Norway against France. Neither Barça nor the Norwegian national team have issued a medical statement with the estimated time of her absence.

In the case of the Portuguese, she suffered a muscle strain in her right adductor and is expected to be out for ten days, which could keep her out of the first leg of the Copa del Rey match against Madrid on March 6. Both players have already left their national team training camps to return to Barcelona and undergo tests to determine the severity of their injuries.

These new absences aggravate the situation for Pere Romeu's team, which is already facing a key part of the season with several absences, including those of Putellas and Guijarro, and the recent departure of Keira Walsh.

Barça is preparing for the semi-finals of the Copa de la Reina against Real Madrid (6 and 12 March), and has the Liga F classic and the Champions League quarter-finals ahead of them .

Despite previous injuries to both players that have affected their consistency on the field.

Nazareth suffered a muscle bruise during the international break this season in one of the matches he played with the Portuguese national team. As a result, he has played a limited number of minutes (around 500-600 minutes), especially in the latter part of 2024 due to his physical problems.

On the other hand, Engen did not suffer any further physical setbacks after his recovery from a rectus femoris injury in early 2023. Currently, he has accumulated around 1,000 minutes of play, starting in most of the matches (of the 14 games played, he has started in 12).