Jordi Alba, positive for Covid

Another case of Covid-19 at FC Barcelona. Is about Jordi Alba, as confirmed by the Catalan club in a medical statement this morning. The L’Hospitalet de Llobregat player is the third infected in the Blaugrana squad and joins Dani Alves Y Clement Lenglet, which tested positive on Monday.

At the risk that new positives for coronavirus may be known after six days of Christmas holidays, Xavi Hernandez he has ten safe casualties to travel to Palma, where he will face Mallorca (Saturday, 9:00 pm). To the injured Ansu Fati, Pedri, Memphis, Braithwaite Y Sergi Roberto -the first three are close to being discharged-, and the sanctioned Busquets Y Gavi, are added Lenglet Y Dani Alves, in addition to Jordi Alba.

Few effective, to Xavi He has few options left, although he could have an eleven with guarantees in Son Moix: Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Araujo, Piqué, Balde; Nico, De Jong, Riqui Puig; Dembélé, Jutglà and Abde. Because at the moment the Moroccan has a few more days before joining the African Cup.

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