Braithwaite to face his former team at his peak

On 20 February 2020, Barcelona officially announced the signing of Martin Braithwaite, who landed in the Camp Nou after the Catalan team paid his buyout clause, which stands at 18 million euros.

The former Leganes striker arrived at the club as an emergency backup after the Ousmane Dembélé's serious injury. This Tuesday, June 16, Braithwaite will face his former team. 

Because Barcelona and Leganes will face each other at the Camp Nou in the match of the 29th day of La Liga and they will do it with all their eyes on the attacker, who has returned from the break at an exceptional performance rate. 

The experienced 29-year-old Danish player scored his first goal for Barcelona in Barça's victory over Mallorca.

The former Middlesbrough player has only been present in four Barcelona games because of the halt in football due to the coronavirus pandemic, 

"I think it's a bit of a drag, but that's all there is to it," said Leganes coach Javier Aguirre after Martin Braithwaite's departure from the Catalan side, more resigned than unhappy about what happened.