Pablo Paez Gavira Gavi is fit to face Real Betis on Saturday after the 20-year-old midfielder missed the last game against Atletico on Wednesday.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has confirmed that Pablo Paez Gavira Gavi is fit to play against Real Betis in La Liga on Saturday after the 20-year-old midfielder missed Wednesday’s 1-0 Copa del Rey semi-final second leg win at Atletico Madrid due to a knee injury.
Flick had initially planned to start Gavi in แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ the away game at Estádio Riyad Air Metropolitano. But the 20-year-old midfielder was not feeling well ahead of the game. So the German changed his mind and started with Fermin Lopez instead.
‘We thought about playing him but he wasn’t feeling well. But for a player it’s not good for them not to play. We want them to be ready to play and I’ve spoken to his doctors and physios and there’s no problem, he can play tomorrow,’ Flick said of Gavi.
One thing Barcelona have been praised for this season is their improvements in their fitness and conditioning department. Which has resulted in a significant reduction in injuries.
Flick said of the incident: ‘We check everything. Every day we check how well they sleep. Now it’s really important that they sleep well and recover well. Also when you win it helps a lot because you have confidence, you believe in what you are doing. ‘
‘When I heard the interview, there was nothing scary. We believe that we are in that moment. We can do everything and we have to show that against any team. I like what I see in the locker room.’
‘The atmosphere in the dressing room is good, between the young players and the senior players. If everyone is giving their all then I’m happy. And if we play like a team then that’s important and it shows and we saw it in the last month. Everyone saw that there was a team on the pitch and on the bench. We saw that it’s not just 11 players playing and the players on the bench are giving their all in training and I’m really happy about that.’
Flick also spoke about rotation for Saturday’s game against Real Betis and Wednesday’s first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund.
‘We have to manage the training, the training load and the matches. I’ve spoken to the experts and we have to look at how many minutes the players play and focus only on who can play the next game, not Dortmund or anything like that.’