FC Barcelona has received rare good news on the injury front, as explained by Telefoot.
Barca staff and fans are currently paying attention to the international break in fear of its players catching the dreaded ‘FIFA Virus’; i.e. first team squad members picking up injuries while representing their countries and therefore being ruled out of club action.
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Though the Catalans look likely to cede their La Liga title to bitter rivals Real Madrid, who they currently trail by eight points at the summit, they still have a dog in the fight on the continent.
After back-to-back failures to do so in the past two seasons, Barca has finally qualified for the knockout phase and made it to the Champions League quarterfinals, where it will meet Paris Sant-Germain.
Head coach Xavi Hernandez already knows that he won’t be able to count on a figure he described as a ‘heart with legs’ in Gavi, with the youngster rupturing the ACL in his right knee back in November.
First published by: Forbes
