Months out: Cologne suffer with injured Hübers - FC Cologne's Timo Hübers Out Indefinitely After Serious Knee Injury
FC Barcelona suffered a significant blow as defender Gerard Piqué sustained a serious knee injury during their match against Real Madrid. The incident occurred in a collision with Madrid striker Karim Benzema, leaving the goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen describing the night as 'an all-around terrible night'.
Piqué received immediate attention on the pitch before being carried off in an ambulance. The extent of the injury is yet to be confirmed, but it is feared that Piqué will be out for months, not just the initially speculated six weeks. Coach Ronald Koeman revealed that Piqué was 'very upset and in tears' due to the pain, with teammates visibly shaken by the incident. Sergio Busquets expressed hope that 'there’s still something that can be saved', while Lionel Messi suspected 'more damage than initially hoped'.
FC Barcelona will be without their key defender for an extended period, with the precise treatment and recovery timeline for Gerard Piqué's knee injury still to be determined.
