The Danish striker is the second player infected this week after Oscar Mingueza. He is confined at home and is aiming low for Mallorca.
The situation
The truth is that negative news has been piling up in the Blaugrana catch-all lately. After the injuries of Pedri and Dest, who said goodbye to the season, Sergi Roberto relapsed when he was about to be discharged and now the positives of Oscar Mingueza and Martin Braithwaite. The Danish striker was the last to fall, as the club reported that the player had not trained this Friday, having tested positive for Covid in the last antigen test. The player is confined at home and is in good health, the medical statement added. Thus, Xavi Hernández already has five casualties for the match against Mallorca this Sunday at the Camp Nou, to which must be added Samuel Umtiti and Ansu Fati, who have not yet been discharged . Although in the case of the young attacker, everything indicates that he will receive the medical OK this Saturday to enter the list and play a few minutes against the Majorcan team n. A return that is certainly long-awaited by the fans, since we must not forget that the striker was injured on January 20, which is why he has been away from the pitch for more than three months.Apart from these injuries, Gerard Pique is also between cottons, who has been playing for two months with discomfort in the adductors.
Details
In fact, in the last four games that Barcelona has played, three in LaLiga and one in the Europa League, he was only available in one: against Real Sociedad (0-1) at Anoeta . Interestingly, the only one that ended with a positive balance for the Blaugrana. On the sporting side, this Sunday’s match is vital for the Blaugrana in their aspirations to finish second in LaLiga, especially considering that they are coming off two consecutive home defeats -Cadiz (0-1) and Rayo (0 -1)-, which have left a lot of doubt in the locker room . Hence, Xavi decided to call a barbecue on Thursday with the intention of making pineapple and conjure the team ahead of these five remaining games to finish the season.