Aitana Bonmati suffers broken leg in Spain training

Aitana Bonmati suffers broken leg in Spain trainingThree-time Ballon D’Or winner sustains injury while training with Spain before women’s Nations League final second leg.Published On 1 Dec 2025Barcelona women’s star player Aitana Bonmati is set to be sidelined for several months after suffering a leg fracture in training with the Spanish national team.The three-time Ballon d’Or winner will miss Tuesday’s women’s Nations League final second leg against Germany and several matches for her club in the weeks ahead.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Barca and Atletico look to boost title chances amid Real Madrid bliplist 2 of 4Merino strikes to earn Arsenal bruising 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsealist 3 of 4Isak’s first Premier League goal helps Liverpool to vital win at West Hamlist 4 of 4Yamal, Olmo score as Barca recovers to beat Alaves 3-1 in La Ligaend of listCatalan media said Bonmati would be sidelined for “a minimum of two months” as she heals from the injury sustained on Sunday, which could rise if she requires surgery.The Spanish football federation said Bonmati finished the morning training session “in pain after a bad landing” during an accidental fall, before diagnosing her with “a fracture in her left fibula”.“The player will return to Barcelona and her club to begin her recovery period,” it added.Bonmati started for Spain on Friday in a 0-0 draw against Germany in the first leg of the Nations League final.She is set to miss upcoming Champions League games against Benfica and Paris FC in December, as well as the Spanish Super Cup in January and various Liga F matches.Barca lead the league by six points ahead of Real Sociedad, while they are joint top of the Champions League league phase table with French giants Lyon.The fracture comes after a standout year for the 27-year-old, who became the first player to win the Women’s Ballon d’Or three times, helped Barcelona secure a domestic treble, and reached the Euro 2025 final with Spain – albeit to lose on penalties to England.Spain coach Sonia Bermudez said on Monday that it will be a “huge loss” as Spain prepares to play in the second leg of the Nations League final.