Good news in the face of so much sorrow for Xavi. And it is that the Blaugrana coach will be able to count on his most fit striker for this Sunday’s game against Alavés. The Dutchman Luuk de Jong returns to a call after having served his match ban in the Cup. A return that is not trivial, especially if we take into account that the Dutchman right now He is on a roll having scored three consecutive goals in his last three games (Mallorca, Granada and Real Madrid). Without a doubt, his presence will be received with open arms by Xavi, who is not exactly overflowing with attacking troops, and even less so now, after confirming the serious injury of Ansu Fati, to which must be added the open conflict with Ousmane Dembélé, and the loss of Memphis Depay, due to muscle overload.
Luuk de Jong will be accompanied in attack by the new signing, Ferran Torres, who debuted as a scorer on Thursday against Athletic, and probably the Moroccan Ez Abde, with Ferran Jugtglà and Martin Braithwaite as alternatives on the bench.
Gavi does not travel either, due to sanction, so everything indicates that Nico will make his debut as a first-team player. Likewise, the injured Eric Garcia, Samuel Umtiti and Sergio Robert.
The complete list of footballers who are summoned for this Sunday’s game against Alavés (9:00 p.m.) in Mendizorroza is as follows: Ter Stegen, Neto, Dest, Hammered, Lenglet, Alves, Alba, Sergio Busquets, Mingueza, Frenkie, Pedri, Ferran, Luuk, Riqui Puig, Braithwaite, Nico, Tenas, Jutglà, Abde and Balde.