The board will miss the match with "Athletic" due to knee pain © EuroFootball.com

Sad news at the camp - on the eve of the clash with Bilbao's "Athletic", the main goalkeeper of the Catalan club, Victor Valdes, dropped out of the lineup.

During the evening training session on Saturday, the Catalan felt pain in his back and did not finish the practice. The team doctors did not allow Valdes to be registered for the match against "Athletic".

The goalkeeper's health was checked at the clinic, so in the near future it should be clear how long the main goalkeeper of the Spanish champions will not be able to play.

On Sunday, the goalkeeper of Barcelona's youth team, Oier Olazabal, was invited to the main team's training session, and he will be included in the squad for the match against the Basques.

It is believed that in the match on Sunday at 22:00 Lithuanian time against "Athletic", Valdes will be replaced in goal by Jose Manuel Pinto.