Striker Dominic was forced off after 40 minutes with a muscular injury, replaced by Richarlison. Meanwhile, Roberto confirmed Xavi picked up a knee injury as he tussled with Hugo Bueno in the 63rd minute, replaced by Lucas Bergvall.
Despite losing two such influential players in the attacking third, we managed to dig out a win with a goal from Joao Palhinha in the 82nd minute, pouncing from close range after Richarlison poked Pedro Porro's corner at goal - a much-needed first win of 2026.
Speaking to us afterwards on Dominic and Xavi, Roberto reported: "I hope both are not too important problems, especially for Xavi, because Solanke is a muscular injury. For Xavi, it's a knee, and when there is a knee it's a more tough situation."
Asked later about the injuries in his post-match press conference, Roberto added: "Solanke is a muscular injury. I don't know what level of injury, and for Xavi it's a problem of the knee, and we're going to see in the next days, Monday or Tuesday.
"For Solanke, it's not a big problem. I don't know how many games we lose him, but I would like to know the real situation of Xavi, because the knee is always different than the muscular injury. Xavi felt pain, but now I spoke with him two minutes ago, he feels better than at the beginning of the injury."