Douglas, present against the FC Barcelona in The Molinón

The trainer of the Sporting of Gijón, the "Pitu" Abelardo, decided to summon to 19 players to receive to the FC Barcelona in the sixth day of League Santander 2016-17, and between them quoted to the carrilero Brazilian yielded precisely by the Barcelona group, Douglas Pereira.

Douglas had suffered an injury by a bad posture in the bus of the Sporting of Gijón while it slept, course to Asturias after the last meeting against the Celtic of Vigo, but already is recovered of his annoyances in the glúteo, that were not too grave.

To Luis Enrique asked him in press conference by his cession in the Sporting, but the Asturian technician ciñó to the logic to ensure that, having played so only a party up to now, could not value practically at all about his game, or of if him repescará for the staff culé of face to the next season, something that seems very unlikely.

The case is that Douglas already has received some criticisms in Gijón by the ease that has for lesionarse, by what will have to employ to the maximum in the coming appointments to try convince to his new fans that it is qualified to play in First Division.

List of summoned of the Sporting-Barça:

Cuéllar, Diego Mariño, Douglas, Babin, Jorge Meré, Amorebieta, Sergio Álvarez, Víctor Rodríguez, Rachid, Carlos Castro, Nacho Marry, Lora, Burgui, Lillo, Afif, Dani Ndi, Moi Gómez, Čop and Borja Viguera.