While Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain were facing off in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid's match was overshadowed by a serious injury to Fermin Lopez
Oscar Maung-Haley US Sports Reporter
20:42, 14 Apr 2026Updated 20:59, 14 Apr 2026
Barcelona star Fermin Lopez suffered a gruesome injury against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League
Barcelona star Fermin Lopez suffered a gruesome injury against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League(Image: CBS Sports)
Fermin Lopez suffered a gruesome injury during Barcelona's Champions League quarterfinal match against Atletico Madrid, with the Spanish midfielder needing to receive urgent medical treatment.
While Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain faced off in the other Champions League quarterfinal match of Tuesday night, Barcelona headed to Madrid hoping to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Atletico Madrid.
However, the action in the Spanish capital was overshadowed early on by a gruesome injury to Fermin after the Barcelona star's face connected with the end of Atletico goalkeeper Juan Musso's boot. Fermin immediately went down, but as he did so, his face hit the ground, leading to a bloody aftermath.
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Broadcast cameras caught blood pouring from Fermin's nose, with the Barcelona midfielder hunched over on the pitch at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Thankfully, he did not seem to be seriously injured, with Fermin able to continue against Atletico, albeit with what looked to be a broken nose following his collision with Musso's boot.
Barcelona had taken the lead after four minutes through Lamine Yamal, before then scoring a second through Ferran Torres to level the score on aggregate against Atletico. However, Diego Simeone's side then scored shortly after through Ademola Lookman, making it 3-2 on aggregate to Atletico at half-time during the second leg.
Juan Musso and Fermin Lopez
Musso's boot made contact with Fermin(Image: CBS Sports)
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