FC Barcelona
from101GREATGOALS.COM
6 days agoGavi set for Barcelona return after six months on sideline
Gavi cleared to return to competitive action after six months out with a serious right knee meniscus injury requiring surgery in September.
Leading up to the game, the Blaugrana look set to welcome Raphinha and Joan Garcia back into the scheme of things, with the pair recovering fully from their injuries. Pedri, too, is closing in on a comeback, but did not train with the group today, as Barcelona do not wish to take any risks by rushing him back. Guillem Victor called up According to Sergi Capdevila of SPORT, Hansi Flick called up young right-back Guillem Victor to first-team training today.
Over 23,000 fans packed into the stadium for an open training session - the first public event in nearly 900 days and according to Joan Sentelles, director of Espai Barça and head of construction, everything went "even better than expected." For Barcelona, this wasn't just another event; it was a symbolic test ahead of a crucial moment. The club hopes to officially return home on November 22, when they host Athletic Club in La Liga.
When the players went out, they were like pfff, what a great atmosphere', Xabi Alonso said at the close of a night so long-awaited many didn't make it, and many of those who did were actually experiencing primera for the first time. At the north end of the Carlos Tartiere, Real Oviedo's fans prepared to reveal another gigantic work of art, 1,800m square metres of tifo sent tumbling across the terrace.