Villarreal loses Gerard Moreno again at a key moment of the season. The Catalan striker, a fundamental piece of the yellow attack, will be out for the next few weeks after suffering a new injury that removes him from the team’s dynamic when he was in his best form.
The news was confirmed by Marcelino García Toral himself, who explained that Gerard will be out of action against Getafe at La Cerámica, although the club has not yet issued an official medical report detailing the exact extent of the injury.
The striker was already left out of the squad last Tuesday for the Cup tie against CD Antoniano, and before that, in the matches against La Real Sociedad and the last league matchday, he had been substituted in the 68th minute, a sign that suggested physical problems.
Marcelino speaks of a “recurring” injury
Although Villarreal has not officially confirmed the nature of the injury, everything points to a muscular ailment, following the trend of the player’s recent setbacks. The coach himself hinted at it with his statements, pointing out that it is a “recurringinjuryalthough not very serious“.
This recurrence is of particular concern to the club, as muscular injuries have conditioned a large part of the striker’s recent career. Just when the team was recovering its sensations and Gerard was putting in good performances, this new stoppage has once again altered the team’s plans.
Gerard Moreno, decisive before the braking point
The injury comes at one of the striker’s best moments of the season. Gerard Moreno had scored four goals in four consecutive matchdays, a streak that contributed directly to several Villarreal victories and brought the player back into the spotlight as a reference in the yellow attack.
The striker had recovered mobility, precision and leadership in the rival area, aspects that seemed renewed after an irregular period. For this reason, his absence is a major sporting blow for a team that depends in large part on his scoring ability and offensive vision.
Confirmed absence for LaLiga and the Champions League
In addition to the league clash against Getafe, Villarreal will also lose Gerard Moreno for one of the most important matches of the season: next Tuesday’s decisive Champions League match against Copenhagen, where the Castellón-based team will be trying to make the most of their last chances to advance out of the group.
The lack of an attacking reference like Gerard complicates the outlook for the team, which will have to look for alternative solutions in a context of maximum competitive demands.
A troubling pattern: effort, recovery and relapse
This new episode is part of a sequence of injuries that has marked the player’s recent evolution. Although the club has not specified the affected area, the description offered by Marcelino fits with previous muscular problems that have limited the striker’s continuity.
The doubt now focuses on the recovery time. Although the injury does not appear to be serious, the “recurrent” nature mentioned by the coach requires extreme caution to avoid a relapse that could have harsher repercussions in the decisive stretch of the course.
Villarreal forced to reinvent itself
The absence of Gerard Moreno opens a complex scenario for a Villarreal team that had found in him its main offensive weapon. The team will have to readjust its attack and look for alternatives to maintain a competitive level while the striker recovers.
While awaiting medical news, the club is confident that the striker can return as soon as possible, in a year in which his contribution has been as decisive as it has been fragile due to injuries.
Villarreal’s season is largely dependent on the physical condition of Gerard Moreno, and this new break, although expected due to his record, is once again setting off alarm bells in a team that needs its benchmark player more than ever.
