Gavi will miss the first leg of the round of 16 through suspension

Pablo Paez Gavira, ‘Gavi’, He saw a yellow card in Naples in the 93rd minute, with the final 2-4 on the scoreboard, which will cost him a one-match ban because he was warned. For the timing of the action and for the clarity and unnecessaryness of his grasp on Politanoseemed like a reprimand sought to rest in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16, next Thursday, March 10, against a rival that will be known this Friday, and to be clean for the next matches of the competition, such as the return that will be will play Thursday March 17.

Xavi Hernandez explained minutes before the match that Gavi dragged “wear” and revealed that “in Valencia he asked me to change ten minutes from the end.”

The Andalusian had two yellow cards from the Champions League group stage. He saw them in Kiev in the victory against Dinamo (0-1) and in the 0-3 defeat against Bayern at the Camp Nou.

Gerard Piqué he did not see a yellow card and he will be able to play the first leg of the round of 16. He was also aware of the two yellow cards he saw against Benfica, in the 3-0 defeat at Da Luz and in the 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou.

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