THE DUTCHMAN IS GOING THROUGH A HEALTH MISCAPE
The reason why Frenkie de Jong will not be in the Champions League
Published:12/12/2023 - 13:42h
Updated:12/12/2023 - 13:47h
Frenkie de Jong will not be able to be part of FC Barcelona's plans for the match against Antwerp. The Dutchman will be absent due to a health problem, although it is expected that he will only miss this match and will be available to face Valencia CF at Mestalla
The FC Barcelona announced recently a small modification in his announcement for the duel in front of the Amberes, corresponding to the sixth day of the UEFA Champions League. The Barcelona club, that had surprised when leaving out of the announcement to last hour to Ronald Araújo, Ilkay Gündoğan, Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie of Jong, has decided to include to the three first in the team.
However, the Dutch midfield player, again has remained out of the announcement to confront to the Belgian. Initially, it thought that his absence was due to the need of rest, because of the 360 minutes that has played from his return to the dynamic culé, contesting the 90' in front of the Ray Vallecano, the Athletic of Madrid, the Girona and the Port wine.
Nevertheless, the reason of his absence in the announcement has more than seeing with a problem of health. As the informed by the official website of the club, Frenkie of Jong suffers of a feverish process, by which the club has considered convenient that remain in the City Condal to recover in his home and not to force it to form part of the announcement for a meeting that, given the context, probably have several rotations in the tactical approach.
Of Jong would have to be available for the next party of the Barça
Under this premise, expects that the Dutch was available for Xavi Hernández in the party against Valencia CF, that will mark the resumption of LaLiga next Saturday 16 December in Mestalla. It will be a clash complicated in which the Barça will try to return to the footpath of the victory after his fuss against the Girona, where, by the way, Frenkie of Jong was one of the more critics with the level showed by the combined Barcelona.