Good and bad news for Xavi Hernández in the call for the Super Cup: recovers Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Ronald Araújo, although he still cannot count on Ferran Torres and Pedri, that came back positive for Covid for the seventh day in a row.
In the case of Araújo and Frenkie, both enter the list without yet having a medical discharge. Both are expected to have it on Wednesday, as Xavi wants to have both for the game against Real Madrid. With Fati, Xavi’s idea is for him to reappear in El Clásico and play for 25 to 30 minutes.
Especially noteworthy is the presence of Araújo, who despite being intervened last Friday for a double bill on his right hand, this Monday he already exercised with his teammates. As AS advanced, Xavi’s idea is for the Uruguayan center-back to start in the Clásico, although his feelings will have to be awaited in the coming days. In any case, Araújo will play with a splint to protect his right hand.
Winger Ez Abde also travels after fixing the bureaucratic problems that prevented him from traveling to Arabia a few weeks ago to play the friendly against Boca Juniors as a tribute to Diego Armando Maradona.
Apart from Ferran and Pedri, the injured Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto and Martin Braithwaite also stay in BarcelonaApart from Yusuf Demir, who has permission from the club to find a way out. In addition, it must be remembered that Philippe Coutinho is in England to close his loan to Aston Vila.
Xavi Hernández is still not throwing in the towel with Ferran and Pedri, although every day that passes the options are running out. The Blaugrana coach is still confident of a stroke of luck and that on Tuesday the two will be negative in the PCR test and can travel to Riyadh. In any case, Xavi already knows that You will not be able to count on either of the two in the expedition that travels to Arabia today after having tested positive for Covid again, for the seventh consecutive day.
A setback, without a doubt, in Xavi’s plans for the Super Cup match on Wednesday against Real Madrid, since he had the participation of both, especially in the case of the former City forward, who was going to start. . And it is that Xavi hoped to give Ferran about 70 minutes in the attack, making him play in addition to 9, but right now it seems that this option is practically an entelechy. In Pedri’s case, Xavi’s intention was for him to play for 25 to 30 minutes.
In any case, Xavi is still waiting for the ‘miracle’ that on Tuesday they will be negative and can join the concentration in Arabia at the last minute and even participate in the penultimate training session, since an activation session is scheduled on the same day of the meeting.
In the event that they test positive again on Tuesday, it would not be until Thursday that they join the expedition, and that as long as Barcelona eliminates Real Madrid. And it is that on Thursday the ten days of infection would be fulfilled and the players would already be released to end their confinement, as indicated by the health authorities.
The complete list of footballers that are part of the Blaugrana expedition that travels to Arabia is as follows Ter Stegen, Neto, Piqué, Alves, Lenglet, Mingueza, Umtiti, Araújo, Alba, Dest, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie, Riqui Puig, Fati, Luuk, Dembélé, Memphis, Peña, Gavi, Balde, Jutglà, Alvaro, Abde and Nico .
Good and bad news for Xavi Hernández in the call for the Super Cup: he recovers Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Ronald Araújo, although he still cannot count on Ferran Torres and Pedri, who came back positive from Covid for the seventh consecutive day.
In the case of Araújo and Frenkie, both enter the list without yet having a medical discharge. Both are expected to have it on Wednesday, as Xavi wants to have both for the game against Real Madrid. With Fati, Xavi’s idea is for him to reappear in El Clásico and play for 25 to 30 minutes.
Especially noteworthy is the presence of Araújo, who despite being intervened last Friday for a double bill on his right hand, this Monday he already exercised with his teammates. As AS advanced, Xavi’s idea is for the Uruguayan center-back to start in the Clásico, although his feelings will have to be awaited in the coming days. In any case, Araújo will play with a splint to protect his right hand.
Winger Ez Abde also travels after fixing the bureaucratic problems that prevented him from traveling to Arabia a few weeks ago to play the friendly against Boca Juniors as a tribute to Diego Armando Maradona.
Apart from Ferran and Pedri, the injured Eric Garcia, Sergi Roberto and Martin Braithwaite also remain in Barcelona, apart from Yusuf Demir, who has permission from the club to find a way out. In addition, it must be remembered that Philippe Coutinho is in England to close his loan to Aston Vila.
The complete list of footballers that are part of the Blaugrana expedition that travels to Arabia is as follows Ter Stegen, grandchild, Pique, Alves, Lenglet, Mingueza, Umtiti, Araújo, Alba, Dest, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie, Riqui Puig, Fati, Luke, Dembele, Memphis, Peña, Gavi, Bucket, Jutglà, Alvaro, Abde Y Nico.