The Barcelona season will enter the Crunch mode in the coming weeks while Hansi Flick continues to fight over three fronts.
La Blaugrana stopped a spicy comeback from Borussia Dortmund to book their place in the Semi final of the UEFA Champions League in midweek, where they come across with Serie A Leaders Inter Milan.
Inter Milan survived a fear in their own quarter -final collision, to eventually arise past Bayern Munich, with Simone Inzaghi who also drove on a trophy -Trebleble next month.
This season, Inzaghi was held on a largely regular starting XI in Europe, but on 30 April he could be without an important attacking star for the first stage in Barcelona.
France International Marcus Thuram has sustained an adductor injury and will miss the Serie A trip to Bologna The Serie A -weekend.
According to reports from Mundo Deportivo, with reference to the statement by Inter Milan on Thuram, but no fixed date was given on his expected return to the team.
Inter Milan will keep a close eye on his recovery in the coming days and make a decision for their Coppa Italia Semi Semi Final first leg against Arch Rivals AC Milan on 23 April.
Inzaghi can try to manage the game time of the 27-year-old in a busy piece of matches, because he feels the same feeling as Flick about Match Congestion.
Thuram was vital for Inzaghi in 2024/25 with 17 goals scored in all competitions – plus five assists in 44 games – and three goals scored in the Champions League.
Lautaro Martinez is the top scorer of the club in 2024/25, with 21 goals in all competitions, as part of a powerful attacking duo with Thuram.
If Thuram misses in Barcelona, it will be a blow to visitors to Inzaghi, but he has backup options, including Joaquin Correa, Marko Arnautovic and Mehdi Taremi to start the in-shape Martinez at the top.