Soccer-Barca trio test positive for COVID-19


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 29 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Sevilla v FC Barcelona - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - December 21, 2021 FC Barcelona's Gavi reacts REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo/File Photo

(Reuters) - Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi are set to miss Sunday's trip to Real Mallorca after testing positive for COVID-19, the LaLiga club said on Wednesday.

The Catalans have been hit by a number of cases in their squad, with Clement Lenglet, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba and Alejandro Balde also returning positive tests this week.

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