FC Barcelona star Alejandro Balde appeared to vomit blood and was then stretchered off following a nasty blow during Saturday's La Liga clash with Las Palmas in Montjuic.

Barcelona star Alejandro Balde was forced into a premature departure from the club’s meeting with Las Palmas, amid altogether concerning scenes.Hansi Flick’s troops are of course currently locked

Even if Barça wins in the end, the 125 years of the Catalan club will have been tainted by the exit of Alejandro Baldé. Starting this Saturday against Las Palmas, the Spanish international had to leave his partners after only 26 minutes of play and give way to Gerard Martin.

Barcelona lost left back Alejandro Balde early in the game when he couldn’t continue after he crashed into Sandro at full speed. Balde appeared to hurt his upper chest or neck area when he ran into Sandro's shoulder. He was carried off on a stretcher ...

A collision with Sandro Ramírez saw the Blaugrana left-back hit the turf in visible discomfort after appearing to take a blow to the neck. Balde was later stretchered off at Montjuïc as Barça sent on Gerard Martín in his place with both teams granted an additional substitute due to concussion protocol.