Good news for Xavi Hernández. German midfielder Ilkay Gündogan will be able to play this Saturday against Betis in the resumption of the League after undergoing a series of tests this afternoon at the sports city. The medical services of the German team had already provided a reassuring diagnosis to their Catalan counterparts and today those first sensations have been confirmed.
Gündogan suffered a spectacular fall during the friendly match held on Tuesday between the German and French national teams. The player’s back hit the grass after a jump in which he became unbalanced and had to be replaced due to the intense pain. It should be remembered that Gündogan was inactive for almost a year of his career due to back problems.
Xavi is breathing easy after Pedri will be left without Pedri before the international break due to a muscle injury from which he still has a month to recover. Two losses of that weight in the center of the field would have greatly conditioned the lineup, especially due to the loss, in his case due to suspension, of the reserve team player Fermín, also a midfielder.
Xavi considers Gündogan indisputable in his scheme, in fact he has lined him up as a starter in the four League rounds that have been played. Barça faces Betis this Saturday in Montjuïc at nine at night.
