![](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\")
<\/p>\nGavi suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Spain have suffered a major blow ahead of next summer\u2019s Euros after Barcelona confirmed that Gavi is set for a long spell on the sidelines after tearing his ACL.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old midfield star is set to undergo surgery after suffering the serious knee injury during the first half of Spain\u2019s win over Georgia.<\/p>\n
Gavi also sustained meniscus damage in the non-contact incident, and is now likely to miss Euro 2024. <\/p>\n
The tournament begins in Germany on 14 June with Spain confirming their place among the top seeds by topping qualifying Group A.<\/p>\n
Gavi had featured heavily for Barcelona this season, with the Catalan club third in La Liga.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dressing room is like a funeral parlour,\u201d said Spain coach Luis de la Fuente after a win over Georgia that he described as \u201cthe bitterest of my life\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an accident, it could have happened to anyone. \u201cHe\u2019s [emotionally] broken, destroyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the hardest moment I have experienced in football. We think we\u2019re invulnerable but we\u2019re fragile. I\u2019m not thinking about the Euros or the Olympics or anything, only about Gavi\u2019s health. These are uncontrollable situations. It\u2019s a pity. The lad was in perfect condition to play. We always protect the players.\u201d<\/p>\n
The youngster has already played more than 100 times for Barcelona since breaking into the first team during the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n
He started all four of Spain\u2019s matches at last year\u2019s World Cup and has been a regular under De la Fuente, who replaced Luis Enrique after the conclusion of that tournament.<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/11\/20\/12\/newFile-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Ferran Torres held up his teammate\u2019s shirt after scoring for Spain against Georgia <\/p>\n
Teammate Ferran Torres celebrated Spain\u2019s second goal in the 3-1 win against Georgia by retrieving Gavi\u2019s shirt and holding it up to the crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing what a warrior he is, and given the way he left the field, we know it must be serious,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n