Starfelt, a terrible year

Swedish centre-back ruled out for six weeks with a fibrillar muscle tear in his right thigh, sustained during international duty.

Carl Starfelt has been sidelined for six weeks after suffering a fibrillar tear in the semimembranosus muscle of his right thigh, confirmed by medical imaging. The Celta defender sustained the injury during Sweden's international fixtures in the September–October window. This marks another difficult period for Starfelt, who also missed time in March with a similar issue and struggled with back problems earlier in 2026.