FC Barcelona is witnessing a surge in results and performance compared to the beginning of the second part of the season, which saw it fall 8 points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish League standings, lose in the Super Cup, and exit. From the King’s Cup, which led to the announcement of the departure of Xavi Hernandez at the end of the season
But in recent weeks, the Catalan team was able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 4 years at the expense of Napoli, champions of the last edition of the Italian League
This increase in results comes in light of the absence of many influential players due to injury, such as Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, and Frenkie de Jong, in addition to Joao Cancelo, who missed the Atletico Madrid match for undisclosed reasons
However, the “Sport” newspaper provided good news to Barcelona fans and confirmed that Frenkie de Jong will be ready for the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals scheduled for Wednesday, April 10
It is noteworthy that Frenkie de Jong was injured on March 3 in San Mames against Athletic Bilbao after a jump and strong contact with an opponent player. He fell hard and injured his right ankle, the same injury that kept him out of action for a month and a half in the first third of the season
The Dutchman has missed two league matches and one Champions League match since that day. In principle, he will miss only one new match, which is the match that Xavi Hernandez’s team will play on Saturday next week in Montjuïc against Las Palmas
Frenkie de Jong’s recovery is going very well, he is meeting deadlines, and his presence in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain scheduled to be played in Paris on April 10 is considered a certainty
