Setien, relieved: Piqué, a scare

Quique Setién breathes relief: the presence of Gerard Piqué ahead of Saturday's game against Celta in Vigo is not in danger. The Catalan central defender ended the match against Athletic at the Camp Nou with discomfort in the right adductor, to the point that the defender fell to the ground when he needed medical help to continue on the field of play. His face of pain in the last minutes did not bode well.

However, twelve hours after the game, Piqué went out to exercise on field 2 of Ciutat Esportiva with the other starting players. While He made a smooth recovery session, the center-back proved to be practically recovered from his muscle problems, reason why its presence for the party before Celta is not in danger.

It must be remembered that the team is showing great defensive solidity after confinement. In the four days that have been played, Barcelona has left the goal at zero, being Piqué the only one who has always been present in all matches. In the first, against Mallorca (0-4), pairing with the youngster of the subsidiary, the Uruguayan, Ronald Araujo, and in the following three, with the French Clement Lenglet as a dance partner.

Hence Setien's concern about the possibility of running out of one of his defense references, and even more thinking about Celta's scoring ability at home, as he already demonstrated last day, where he was able to score six goals in his match against Alavés.

As usual in post-match sessions, neither Leo Messi nor Antoine Griezmann jumped onto the field, staying in the locker room doing a gentle bath and massage session.