FC Barcelona is facing one of the biggest staffing crises in the club's modern history, and all because of the COVID-19 virus. Thus, the club currently has no less than 10 infected players, after the midfielder Coutinho, the defender Sergino Dest, and the Moroccan Abde were the last three confirmed with COVID-19.
The first players from Barcelona who were tested positive last week were Clement Langlet, Jordi Alba, Dani Alves and Alejandro Balde. Samuel Umtiti, Gavi, and Ousmane Dembele followed, and they will also miss the championship match against Mallorca on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
It seems that this does not sit well with the FC Barcelona club at the moment, which otherwise does not occupy a good position in the ranking, namely the 7th place, with 28 points from 18 matches, a place that gives shivers to even the most loyal supporters of "Blaugrana". Also, among the players who would enter the first team on May 11, the midfielder Pedri is missing, not recovered after an injury, but also Sergio Busquets, who is suspended.
There are also problems at Barcelona with Ansu Fati, Memphis Depay, Martin Braithwaite or Sergi Roberto, as they are injured. Moreover, even Ferran Torres, the last player acquired by Barcelona (55 million euros), does not have the right to play. These things lead to the fact that at the time of the match with Mallorca, coach Xavi will only have 10 players available, including 3 goalkeepers. Thus, Sunday's match will become a very difficult one for the current technician.
LATEST NEWS | The players O. Dembélé, Umtiti, and Gavi have tested positive for Covid-19 following PCR tests administered to the team. The players are in good health and are in isolation at their homes. The Club has informed the relevant authorities. pic.twitter.com/zLC6wxDHvP
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 29, 2021
"The players O. Dembélé, Umtiti and Gavi tested positive for Covid-19 following the PCR tests administered to the team. The players are healthy and isolated at their homes. The club has informed the relevant authorities."
The COVID-19 crisis in Barcelona shows once again how much pressure is on football clubs around the world when it comes to protecting key players between important matches, and how much a team's course can be affected over the course of a season by outbreaks of COVID. -19.
FC Barcelona is not the first to have problems caused by the infections caused by COVID-19, even if the club officials have always promoted a protection policy among the players and the technical staff.
