Clement Lenglet has tested positive for coronavirus. The French defender was enjoying the holiday he had granted Xavi, the Barça coach, after the draw against Sevilla al Sánchez Pizjuán (1-1). I Dani Alves It has also spread, according to the Barça club in a joint medical statement. “Both players will not join the sports city tomorrow at 6pm Joan gamperHe said Barça, stating that “the players are in good health and are isolated in their homes.”
Lenglet and Alves were quoted, as were the rest of the squad, this Tuesday afternoon at the restart of training thinking about the return to the League next Sunday in the field of Mallorca. Both will have to stay confined pending further medical tests to check their fitness after testing positive. Now, Xavi will be without Lenglet, the first player to come out positive in this sixth wave of the pandemic. In the previous ones, Umtiti, in mid-August 2020, also tested positive. Sergi Roberto also gave positive. It happened just a year ago, in December 2020.
Lenglet’s role at Barça had been on the rise after he barely counted on Xavi in his debut on the bench. He only played 85 minutes in the first three games. And they were against him Benfica because he didn’t even step on the grass in front of theSpanish nor in front of the Real Village. He has then chained three titles in the last five games. Alves, meanwhile, had not officially made his Barça debut. He played the Maradona Cup a l’Saudi Arabia and even ended up playing captain completing the 90 minutes. But before being positive for coronavirus, he couldn’t be in Mallorca either, as the market opens on Monday the 3rd and not on Sunday the 2nd of January when the match is played.
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