FC Barcelona kick off 2022 with a trip to Mallorca in La Liga on Sunday but are struggling to put a team out.
FC Barcelona kick off 2022 with a trip to Mallorca in La Liga on Sunday but are struggling to put a first XI out.
This is thanks to the number of absences the Blaugrana have due to Covid cases, with injuries also not helping. But as the rules state fixtures must go ahead if an outfit has at least five senior stars, coach Xavi Hernandez will have to grin and bear it. "We have 17-18 players missing," said the club legend at his prematch press-conference."The game should be suspended."
"It adulterates the competition. Mallorca asked for it too. Games were suspended when some South Americans couldn’t play. It’s not a complaint; it’s common sense. But if La Liga insists, then we’ll play. It’s a chaotic situation, but we’ll draw on the reserves and try to put together a winning team," he vowed.
"But I’m worried and it’s a somewhat decaffeinated game, both for us and for Mallorca. And there could still be more Covid cases on both teams, we are still doing tests," Xavi revealed."We subdued Sevilla and only failed to win because of tiny details," he suggested."And we played our best football against Elche. We have taken huge strides closer to what we are looking for.
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