Frenkie de Jong with FC Barcelona

HE WAS SUBSTITUTED IN THE SECOND HALF

The invisible man: Frenkie de Jong did not appear at Barça-Cádiz

Published:19/04/2022 - 10:59h

Updated:19/04/2022 - 10:59h

Frenkie de Jong is one of the most important players for Xavi Hernández in the first team. However, his participation against Cádiz was almost nil, something that sets off the blaugrana alarms

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The absence of Pedri González in the eleven of Xavi Hernández is a sensitive drop that the Barça will have to face for what subtracts of season. The Canarian suffered a split of biceps femoral in front of the Eintracht Frankfurt and will not be able to be available during the next months. It is thus that the egarense will have to resort to Gavi, Frenkie of Jong, Nico González and Riqui Puig to occupy his place.

Between the candidates, Of Jong and Gavi are those that more points accumulate to be headlines in the seven parties that subtract him to the season. Both started from the beginning in the defeat (0-1) in front of the Cádiz, being the Dutch the most distinguished when finishing the commitment. His presence happened totally unobserved in the medullary, to the point in that it had to be substituted to the 77' minutes by his compatriot Luuk of Jong.

In spite of that has chained several parties with good performances along the campaign, the true is that it did not shine in front of the Andalusians. So much in attack as in defence, the one of the Low Countries left a lot that wish in his performance, something that concerns to Xavi, because it needs his best version if it wants to classify to the team for the next Champions League. Regarding Gavi, the one of The Palaces contested all the meeting and went back to leave clear that his renewal is an urgency for the technical office of face to the future of the institution.

The party of this Thursday in front of the Real Sociedad can be key in the following movements of the of Terrassa. In principle, so much Frenkie like Gavi would go back to form part of the eleven, but this time will have to surpass a 'proof of fire' in front of a group 'txuri-urdin' that is to alone five points of the Barça and that follows competing by a square in European competitions.

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To alone seven dates of the end of the Barcelona campaign, the ones of Joan Laporta will have to surpass several commitments of 'high tension' if they want to occupy a place in the League of Champions 2022/23. This Thursday 'will bump' in front of the Real, whereas the Sunday will receive to the Ray Vallecano. Later, they will measure in front of the Mallorca and afterwards will visit Benito Villamarín to confront to the Betis. Already in the straight final, will play in front of the Celtic in Catalan floor and afterwards will travel to Madrid for the duel front the Getafe. Finally, they will close in front of a very hard Villareal in the Camp Nou.

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