Everyone who watched the Barcelona and Las Palmas match was surprised by Dani Olmo’s absence despite being on the bench.
The Catalan club lost 2-1, and despite being behind in the score in the last half hour, Hansi Flick did not include Olmo, while it was clear that the Catalan club needed his services in the hope of saving the game.
There were rumors about a dispute between Flick and Olmo, and others about the player’s injury or technical decisions by the German coach, for the newspaper “Sport” to reveal the truth of the matter.
According to the newspaper close to Barça, the reason for Olmo’s absence is that he was suffering from an injury, and Flick feared that he would push him as a substitute and this injury would worsen.
The Spanish international suffers from an overload in the pelvic area, and the pain has recently started to increase, which is why Flick decided from the beginning to keep him on the bench.
Despite what happened in the match, Flick preferred not to risk the player so as not to lose him for a long time, especially since Barcelona’s schedule is very full in the next three months.
As for Olmo’s participation in the upcoming match against Real Mallorca, it is expected that he will play normally after the pain goes away, in a repetition of the scenario of precautionary measures with Lamine Yamal last week and then pushing him against Las Palmas on Saturday.
