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Belgrade.- “We just saw That ankle doesn’t look good.“Hopefully tomorrow we will see it differently,” he said. Zubimendi at the end of the Belgrade ‘match’ (0-0), the first match that Spain played after the Euro Cup. The Real Sociedad player spoke about Mikel Oyarzabalhis teammate, who shortly before the end of the match He collided with Rajkovic and immediately grabbed his left ankle.

The striker’s gestures of pain were visible, but he decided to continue until the referee blew the final whistle. However, his concern increased when the ball stopped rolling. Oyarzabal spoke to the national team doctors and threw himself to the ground. He was not even able to leave the field on his own two feet.

Zubimendi’s impressions were also shared by Ayoze in the mixed zone: “It doesn’t look good.” It was De la Fuente, at the press conference, shed more light on the state of the attacker’s ankle: “He has a severe sprain in the ankle. Tests will be carried out to determine the extent of the injury.”

There were widespread expressions of concern about the state of Oyarzabal’s ankle. He left the stadium on crutches and with his ankle in a splint.

On Friday morning and after undergoing the relevant medical tests, the Federation has reported that the player is suffering from “a high-grade sprain in his left ankle” and the forward leaves the concentration.

This afternoon, Oyarzabal will fly from Belgrade to San Sebastian accompanied by the RFEF medical services. Upon arrival, It will be Real Sociedad who will reassess the state of the Eibar player’s ankle.

Real Sociedad fans are keeping their fingers crossed that the absence of one of their emblems will be as brief as possible. What seems certain is that he will miss Imanol’s team’s next match in LaLiga, next Saturday 14th against Real Madrid.

In the 60th minute of the match, Alejandro Balde fell to the ground and touched his left thigh. After the doctors had come in, it was decided that he should be substituted. Gerard Martín, the Barça Atlètic full-back who is getting minutes under Hansi Flick this pre-season, came on for him. As he was making his way to the changing rooms, Balde was heard saying “I can’t take it anymore.”

A priori, The full-back’s discomfort is different from the injury he suffered in January at San Mamés. Then, he suffered a puncture less than half an hour into the game, causing his hand to touch the back of his thigh. That injury forced him to undergo surgery and he was out of action for five months, a complicated history of muscle injuries. This year he looked much better physically, as he had participated in all the friendlies this preseason.

What injury does Balde have?

It is still too early to know the extent of Alejandro Balde’s injury. The full-back showed symptoms of pain in his left leg after a clash with Thierry. Apparently, it should be nothing more than a simple knock in the area.. “I think it’s okay“When we get home, we’ll check what’s wrong,” Hansi Flick said after the match.

For its part, Alejandro Balde confirmed Flick’s words through a story on his Instagram account moments after the final whistle. “+3. It was just a bump, everything is fine“, wrote the full-back on a photograph of himself.

How long will Balde be out?

It is still unknown how long Balde will be out. Barça has not yet made public the medical report on the injury.