Sunday 20th October was a night of excellent news for FC Barcelona. The Catalans had a real 'party' at Montjuïc, beating and 'dancing' against Sevilla (5-1) and celebrating the return of two key pieces for Hansi Flick. Although Gavi stole all the limelight when he returned to the pitch 348 days after his injury, Fermín López also joined the list of returns for the culé team.
The Andalusian suffered a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of the left thigh on 3rd September with the Spanish national team, and two weeks later, when he had managed to recover from this 'mishap', he suffered a muscle problem in the rectus femoris of the right thigh, which left him three more weeks on the sidelines.
A 'luxury' alternative for Barça's midfield
Finally, a month and three days after this inconvenience, López has managed to leave all his physical problems behind and returned to the pitch in front of his fans at Montjuïc. The footballer came on to the pitch in the 66th minute, replacing Raphinha, and left a very good impression, playing first as an attacking midfielder and later as an inside midfielder.
In this way, Hansi Flick recovers a piece that could be extremely important in the face of the big week that the Blaugranas will face, who will host Bayern Munich in Barcelona on Wednesday 23rd and, three days later, will travel to the capital to play the first Clásico of the season against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. A stadium in which Fermín already knows what it is like to score, so his presence aims to be key for the culés in the 'trial by fire' that is coming.