Jordi Alba is the third FC Barcelona player with COVID-19 infection
Jordi Alba did not join the FC Barcelona training sessions that began this Tuesday because he tested positive for COVID-19.
Due to contagion, the Spanish side will not play with the Balugranas on the first day of 2022. Barcelona has a game on Sunday, January 2, against Mallorca.
In addition to Alba, Dani Alves and Clément Lenglet are low for this commitment, who also tested positive for the coronavirus.
❗ MEDICAL RELEASE@Jordi Alba, positive for Covid-19, will not join the training session this Tuesday.
The player is in good health and is isolated at home. The Club has informed the competent authorities pic.twitter.com/fhAE6UfdFs
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) December 28, 2021
The team assured that Alba is “in good health and isolated at home,” the EFE news agency reported.
At the last minute, another casualty due to COVID-19 contagion was added for this duel: the also defender Alejandro Balde.
