Gavi has returned to the starting eleven for FC Barcelona in the match against RC Celta de Vigo, on matchday 14 of the 2024-25 La Liga. After a year without being part of the starting lineup due to a knee injury, in Balaídos he has experienced his first under the orders of Hansi Flick.
The youth-team player had not been in a Barça starting lineup since November 7, 2023 against Shakhtar in the Champions League, 382 days ago, before he was seriously injured with the Spanish national team. His last LaLiga match was against Real Sociedad at Anoeta on the 4th of the same month.
Gavi's minutes until his first start
The midfielder from Seville has been gradually becoming part of the team's dynamic after suffering a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and an associated injury to the external meniscus.
Until the match against Celta, Gavi had played a total of 49 minutes spread across the league matches against Sevilla (7'), in his first comeback, Real Madrid (3'), Espanyol (5') and Real Sociedad (6') and in the Champions League matches against Bayern (5') and Red Star (22').