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Gavi’s injury is the bitterest of pills to swallow for Barcelona

Related Topics: Luis de la Fuente

Barcelona have every right to be furious with the Spanish Federation and Luis de la Fuente over the Gavi situation. Their anger is completely justified.

Why on earth was he playing in a European Championship qualifier that meant absolutely nothing given that Spain were already going through as Group A leaders in any event?

We can learn a lot from De la Fuente’s words before the match was played:

“Gavi is hyperactive. He never wants to stop.” he said. “The good players never rest. They are good players precisely because of that, they can deal with the high rhythm of games.