Barcelona suffer De Jong, Gavi double injury blow

Football
5 Aug 2021 • 9:42 PM MYT
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Barcelona suffered a double injury blow during last night's friendly defeat at RB Salzburg.

In front of a raucous full house, Barca lost 2-1 to the Austrians.

And as Barca's medical staff confirmed this morning, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi suffered injuries during the game.

In the case of Gavi, who turns 17 today, he suffered a fracture in his right jaw. Regarding De Jong, he strained the calf muscle in his right leg.

Both players are out of the weekend's Joan Gamper Trophy clash with Juventus and a doubt for the LaLiga kickoff next week.

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