Joan Garcia Injury Update

Joan Garcia Injury Update: Latest Details, Recovery Timeline and Impact on Team

Dhruv Sharma

Published - Sep 26, 2025, 08:26 PM

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Summary

Barcelona have faced injury concern again as Joan Garcia suffers injury in his left knee. He has started every game since transferring from Espanyol this summer.
Garcia has suffered a tear of the internal meniscus injury in his left knee. He is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery performed by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau.
His recovery is expected to take four to six weeks, depending on the progress.
Wojciech Szczesny will take over as starter in the upcoming fixtures for Barcelona.

Barcelona's squad depth is being tested again this new season, as new injuries have added to Hansi Flick's growing concerns ahead of a decisive run of fixtures. Injuries to Gavi and Raphinha have already given Barcelona a setback, but things have become worse as Joan Garcia suffered an injury in his left knee. Garcia has started every game since transferring from Espanyol this summer. Barcelona trails La Liga leader Real Madrid by two points and opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Newcastle.

Joan Garcia Injury Details

Joan Garcia has suffered a tear of the internal meniscus in his left knee. He is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery performed by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau, with his recovery expected to take four to six weeks, depending on the progress. The setback occurred in the final play of the La Liga match against Real Oviedo, where the Blaugrana secured three points but at a heavy cost.

How Joan Garcia's Injury Affects Barcelona?

Barcelona have some very important games upcoming this season. They are set to face Real Sociedad. Garcia's absence will affect Barcelona against PSG in the UEFA Champions League. The same week, Barcelona will face Sevilla in the La Liga, and Girona after a week's break. They are going to face Olympiacos in the Champions League before they play the first El Clásico of the season.

His absence comes on top of German keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, still recovering from a back injury, and since the third choice, Diego Kochen, is away with the United States national team at the U-20 World Cup, he will rely on the academy to complete the squad list of goalkeepers as Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will take over as starter in the upcoming fixtures.

When Will Joan Garcia Return?

As the timeline suggests, Garcia could be back on the pitch by the end of October or likely by the first couple of weeks of November. He would need to fully recover in order to start games in goal for Barcelona again. Garcia is definitely going to miss the El Clásico, as it could take him a maximum of 6 weeks to recover properly.