This Tuesday closed the first stop of selections of the season and for the FC Barcelona the full stop of this double day of football of selections arrived with an important fright. Ilkay Gündogan had to go out of the friendly between Germany and France because of a strong hit that suffered in his low back when it still did not fulfil the half hour of game in Dortmund.
The mediocampista asked to leave directly to the changing rooms and once concluded the meeting returned to Barcelona to subject to the corresponding medical proofs to know the scope of that unlucky action. The results, as it aims 'Sport', have been positive and the Barcelona club has confirmed that the player of 32 years only has a hematoma and will be able to be available for this weekend.
The FC Barcelona is something calmer
Like this the things, his presence against the Betis, except some setback, does not run danger. Fortunately for Xavi all has remained in a fright and will be able to have the player, that suffered the strong hit in a played in which Gundogan contested an aerial balloon with Rabiot. The German jumped and the French separated him the sufficient as to cause a bad fall of the Barcelona footballer, that landed with the back.
Thinking already in the duel of this Saturday in front of the béticos, Xavi has the last word as it see to Gündogan during the two sessions that will have to prepare the party. By the moment the German arrived this Wednesday to the Ciutat Esportiva driving his own car, a small signal that the annoyances are not so important as to avoid that it was doing some personal questions like that.
Xavi would have some problems for his XI vs Betis
For this Jorada 5 of LaLiga, the centre of the field of the Barça is something decimated by the drop of Pedri to which adds the one of Fermín, expelled with the filial and that will not be able to play neither with the first team to fulfil sanction. If it does not play Gündo, the available midfield players are Oriol Romeu, Frenkie of Jong and Gavi, more the option of Sergi Roberto. Xavi could use the 4-3-3 with extremes or play with four using to the captain in his original role and reserve to the German for the debut in the Champions League of the next Tuesday (21.00 hours) in front of the Amberes.