FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – LaLiga – Sevilla v FC Barcelona – Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain – December 21, 2021 FC Barcelona’s Gavi reacts REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo/File Photo
December 29, 2021
(Reuters) – Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi are set to miss Sunday’s trip to Real Mallorca after testing positive for COVID-19, the LaLiga club said on Wednesday.
The Catalans have been hit by a number of cases in their squad, with Clement Lenglet, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba and Alejandro Balde also returning positive tests this week.
“Dembele, Umtiti and Gavi are positive for COVID-19 after PCR tests on the squad. The players are in good health and self-isolating at home. The club has reported the cases to the relevant authorities,” Barcelona said in a statement.
Barca, who last played in the league in a 1-1 draw against Sevilla on Dec. 21, are seventh on 28 points from 18 games.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
