The alarms went off this Sunday at FC Barcelona after their young midfielder, Gavi suffered a “significant injury” to his right knee, in the match in which the Spanish team beat its counterpart from Georgia.by 3-1 to seal their qualification for EURO 2024.
After the initial evaluation carried out by the Spanish team’s medical staff, The sensations were not good at all, so the midfielder was sent to the city of Barcelona. so that his club’s doctors could carry out further evaluations and find out the severity of the problem.
The 20th minute of the match was passing when Gavi suffered a harsh tackle from a rival player. At first he seemed to recover but then his leg gave out when he tried to control the ball and he fell to the ground. Three minutes later the midfielder left the match in tears.
The doctors in the locker room only confirmed what the player showed with his tears, who suffered a “significant injury to his right knee,” but that the tests carried out by FC Barcelona will be those that determine the severity and the length of time he will be out.
Gavi was not part of the expedition that returned from Valladolid by bus to spend the night in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, and He flew directly to Barcelona once the ‘La Roja’ match was over.
He made this trip accompanied by Albert Luque, director of the national team, to undergo tests to determine the injury he suffered. According to sources from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to the EFE news agency, the player would have damaged ligaments.
The November match window leaves two injured in the Spanish team. In Cyprus Mikel Oyarzabal suffered a muscle problem last Thursday and in Valladolid the first injury of Gavi’s career occurred.
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