they have won just one of the last four games and are only seventh in the league. Before the Sunday (9:00 p.m.) game with Mallorca, the Catalans trying to get out of the crisis find out what the proverb means in practice – that the wind is blowing in the eyes of the poor. he will not be able to use a dozen or so players. Most of them will not occur due to coronavirus infection.
FC Barcelona is fighting the scourge of coronavirus infections. Xavi criticizes the league’s decisions
Positive texts were obtained, among others, by Gavi, Jordi Alba, Dani Alves and Ousmane Dembele. There are 10 players in total sick. FC Barcelona asked the authorities to postpone the match, but they did not agree to it. According to the regulations in force, a game may be postponed only when the coach has fewer than seven players from the first squad. The club announced the squad for Sunday’s game and eventually eleven first-team players were included. The rest are players who appear in the reserves on a daily basis.
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The decision of the league authorities infuriated Xavi, the Barcelona coach.
– We are in a critical situation. We have 17-18 unavailable players. There is one good news as it seems that Samuel Umtiti will be back. Today he had a negative test result. This is the right time to postpone the match. Use common sense. There is no point in playing tomorrow, but if the La Liga forces us to do so, we will go out on the pitch, said the Spaniard.
The Barcelona coach also pointed out that the Sunday rival, Mallorca, will also be in a difficult situation. Three days ago, four cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the first team and three in the training staff.
– If the match is not moved, I don’t understand any of it. Three months ago, the meeting with Sevilla was postponed to the national team for a longer break, and then only three players were missing – he also stated.
FC Barcelona is seventh in the league with 28 points. Rayo Vallecano’s loss to fourth is two points. Mallorca is 15th with 20 points.
Source: Sport
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