Xavi Hernández finally will be able to have two high very important of face to the party in front of the Athletic of Madrid of this Sunday, since Frenkie Of Jong and Pedri will be available and will go in in the announcement that the míster will do official this day Saturday. The plan of the technical body of the FC Barcelona is to have to both players in the eleven headline, although the Canarian will have a specific plan.
And it is that the mediocampista ex The Palms does not have scheduled to play all the party, being able to be substituted around the minute 70, as they go the feelings of the own player or the moment of the party. All the contrary would happen with the international Dutch, the one who himself could play the whole of the meeting, if there is not any setback during the duel in front of the rojiblancos.
Several weeks of absence for the Canarian
It is necessary to remember that Pedri, that suffered an injury in the previous rectum of the right leg on 16 February in the Barça-Manchester United (2-2) of the Europe League, carries two months and a week of drop after a relapse, by what has to administer his efforts in this first meeting. Of Jong, by his part, does not play from the Classical of League of 19 March won 2-1 to the Real Madrid, having little more than a month without playing official competition.
Explained all the previous the return of Pedri is clearly a big news for Xavi and for all the Catalan team. The Canarian is the footballer that more game generates near of the rival area, a player that has thrown a lot in fault Lewandowski and that had marked six so many in the League before the injury, one that besides left it if can participate in decisive duels.
A player that has gone back vital
The absence of the international Spanish already affected a lot to Xavi in the final part of the past season, circumstance that has repeated this course, as in the elimination of the Europe League, for example. Pedri Is an indisputable footballer for the technician and his numbers like this endorse it after having lost only a party of League in the two last seasons with the Canarian on the field.