Gavi has fully recovered and will play against Bayern

With more than one foot out of the Champions League, Barcelona face Bayern and they will know before kick-off whether they still have a chance of qualifying for the last 16. That is because Inter will have already played against Viktoria Plzen. In any case, there is good news for Barcelona as Xavi will be able to count on a player who had to go off injured on Sunday: Gavi. 

The young midfielder got injured in the first half of the La Liga clash against Athletic Bilbao and had to be substituted. He took a blow to the adductor muscle after a clash with Dani Garcia and his coach took him off the pitch as a precaution. That said, he has taken just a couple of days to recover.

Journalist Adria Albets took a video of Gavi training on Tuesday morning together with the rest of his teammates. He was not limping and he did not train away from the rest of the squad, so he will form part of the squad for the visit of Bayern Munich. He will likely start the contest. 

The Spanish national team were also following developments closely because, barring injury, he will play in the Qatar World Cup under Luis Enrique. A teammate of Gavi who was looking to be in the list, Sergi Roberto, is out of the World Cup after being sidelined for five to six weeks with a dislocated shoulder.

 

October 25, 2022