Relief at Barça: Gavi's 'KO' is in a fright

Published:4/12/2021 - 16:59h

Updated:4/12/2021 - 21:31h

Gavi had to leave the pitch in the 35th minute of the first half after a shot from Bellerín. The midfielder was shocked after the ball hit and Xavi decided to take out Riqui Puig

Gavi Gave the 'fright' in the first part of the FC Barcelona-Betis and had to withdraw in stretcher in the minute 35. The midfield player of The Palaces received a very hard pelotazo of Héctor Bellerín and remained totally conmocionado. Very felt dizzy and without options to be still in the terrain of game, finish going to the floor before they went in the doctors of the Barça to attend him.

After some minutes of uncertainty with the doctors of the picture barcelonista in the green, the galenos decided that the sevillano could not follow playing. Xavi Hernández, that had put to heat to Riqui Puig, did not doubt in giving entrance to the of Matadepera to relieve to the '30'. The mediocampista Andalusian was taken out in stretcher of the Camp Nou.

The drop of Gavi is a problem for the Barcelona, since the jovencísimo international Spanish has turned into an almost indispensable piece for the group blaugrana. The dynamism, the work and the magic that contributes in the midfield is being key for the culés. Besides, it is necessary to take into account that next Wednesday the Barça plays the pass to eighth of Champions against the Bayern, by what his presence could be decisive.

The FC Barcelona gave after the party a medical communiqué of the Andalusian, that has had to go to the hospital to do several proofs. "The player Gavi has been moved to a hospitable centre following the protocol after the shock that has had during the party of today". The good news arrived shortly after, with a new splits medical in which the Barcelona entity announced that "the proofs made to the player Gavi have been satisfactory and has been given of high hospitable".

Riqui Did not take advantage of his opportunity

Riqui Puig, that played some minutes in the first time and all the second, was not especially fine and did not take advantage of the one who went his first big opportunity with Xavi. The '6' offered and wanted to give him dynamism to the game of the Barça, but did not achieve to leave his stamp in the meeting. It lost several balls that almost propician contras of the Betis and, in summary, did not show his best level in front of the absence of Gavi.