After picking up an injury during Thursday’s 2-0 win over Scotland in Euro qualification, Alejandro Balde was not able to travel with the rest of the Spain squad.

After being taken out of the game at halftime, the left back is on his way back to Barcelona.

This is the official word:

After Spain’s victory against Scotland (2-0), which tied them for first place in Group A on points, two players were forced to withdraw due to injuries: Nico Williams and Alejandro Balde.

Williams has been dealing with an intercostal muscular strain since last Tuesday, and Balde has been experiencing adductor soreness.

Xavi already has a lot of guys out with injuries, so this is a major setback. It was also speculated that Gavi might not participate due to injury concerns, but he started for Luis de la Fuente’s team against Scotland and finished the entire match.