Barcelona injury, suspension news vs. Getafe: Could Andreas Christensen return to the squad?

Barcelona will be bidding to make it four straight wins in all competitions when they head to Getafe in La Liga on Saturday night.

The Catalan giants won the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night courtesy of a 5-2 success over Real Madrid, before beating Real Betis 5-1 in the last-16 stage of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.

Hansi Flick's side have lost their last two in Spain's top flight against Leganes and Atletico Madrid, though, and they currently sit third in the La Liga table, six points behind leaders Atletico on the same number of matches (19).

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Getafe, who were also in Copa del Rey action on Wednesday, securing their spot in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 success over Pontevedra.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Achilles Possible return date: January 18 (vs. Getafe)

Christensen has been missing since the first gameweek of the campaign with an Achilles problem, but the Denmark international is now back in training and could make his long-awaited return against Getafe.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Bernal suffered an ACL injury against Rayo Vallecano in the league earlier this term, and he is out for the season, with the youngster working to be ready for pre-season ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Barcelona will be missing their number one goalkeeper Ter Stegen for the remainder of the season due to the serious knee injury that he suffered in the clash with Villarreal on September 22.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Martinez suffered a hamstring problem during the Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid, and the centre-back is expected to be on the sidelines for the next four to five weeks recovering from the issue.

Barcelona have no players suspended for the La Liga fixture, and both Dani Olmo and Pau Victor are again available to play, with the pair granted temporary registration by Spain's supreme sports council.