Barcelona don get good news for di team as Andreas Christensen don receive medical clearance to play for di LaLiga match against Alavés on Wednesday. Di Danish international, wey don dey out since December 16 because of partial tear for di anterior cruciate ligament for im left knee, don finally return to action.
However, Frenkie de Jong and Fermín López no go dey available for di game. According to Barcelona, dem no dey injured, but na technical decision to rest dem. Di club say dem dey manage di workload of di players wey don play many matches dis season.
Raphinha also no go play because of suspension due to accumulation of yellow cards. Di Brazilian forward collect one yellow card during di match against Real Madrid, wey Barcelona win to confirm di league title.
Lamine Yamal no go dey available too. Di young winger get injury for di biceps femoral of im left leg during di game against Celta, and e go miss di rest of di season.
For di press conference before di match, coach Hansi Flick talk say dem don celebrate di league win well, but dem still dey focus to play good football. E say di team dey aim to reach 100 points for di season.
Di squad wey travel to Vitoria include 23 players: goalkeepers Joan Garcia, Szczesny, and Eder Aller; defenders Cancelo, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Christensen, Gerard Martín, Kounde, Eric, Cortés, and Xavi Espart; midfielders Gavi, Pedri, Casadó, Olmo, Bernal, and Tommy; and forwards Ferran, Lewandowski, Rashford, and Roony.
Di absence of De Jong and Fermín raise some eyebrows because both players don feature prominently dis season. But di club explain say dem dey cautious with players wey just recover from injury, like De Jong wey recently come back from a problem for im right leg biceps distal.
Flick still dey push for di 100 points target, but with four key players missing, di match against Alavés go be tough. Di game go hold at Mendizorroza stadium on Wednesday at 21:30 hours.
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