Muniain's positive for COVID alerts FC Barcelona

Iker Muniain, captain of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, has given positive by COVID-19 in his last proof of antígenos made by the team. The player does not present symptoms neither any annoyance, but will have to fulfil with the sanitary protocol and already finds isolated in his domicile, by what has been descartado for the party of the Sunday in Vallecas in front of the Ray.

The positive of Muniain produces only two days after the party of eighth of final of Glass of the King in front of the FC Barcelona, by which jump the alarms in Camp Nou in front of a possible new shoot of contagions. For the moment, neither Bilbao neither Barça have reported another positive but both clubs will have to be attentive to the results of the next proofs of antígenos and PCR in the staff and the technical body before publishing the summoned for his parties of League of the Sunday.

Xavi Hernández already lidió with a shoot of coronavirus three weeks ago, when until 10 players fell of the announcement to visit to the Mallorca the past 2 January. With the drops confirmed of Ansu Fati and Pedri, by injury, the culés would have to throw hand again of the quarry to travel to Vitoria if the COVID again did of his.

For Muniain, the positive brakes his big just moment before the stop of selections. The captain of the 'lions' comes to annotate doublet against the Barça and is having a good season, in spite of some physical problems. The midfield player of 29 years adds 4 goals and 6 assistances in 23 apparitions in all the competitions during the 2021-2022.

Memphis, possible drop in front of the Alavés

Xavi could lose again to Memphis Depay for the party of the Sunday in field of the Alavés. The forward even does not recover of one overloads in the isquiotibiales of the left thigh and did not form part of the last training in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The Dutch neither could travel to Bilbao the Thursday by the same physical problem.