{"id":13230,"date":"2022-03-25T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/25\/barcelona-handed-massive-personnel-boost-ahead-of-sevilla-clash\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:02:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:02:35","slug":"barcelona-handed-massive-personnel-boost-ahead-of-sevilla-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/25\/barcelona-handed-massive-personnel-boost-ahead-of-sevilla-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona handed massive personnel boost ahead of Sevilla clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Word stemming from the Spanish media on Friday points towards an imminent boost to the personnel ranks at Spanish giants Barcelona, ahead of the club\u2019s season run-in.<\/p>\n<p>The player set to return to the reckoning under the watch of Xavi Hernandez? Ansu Fati<\/p>\n<p>Wide-man Ansu has of course endured a nightmare campaign to date, restricted to just a trio of La Liga starts owing to ongoing injury problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard\u2019s latest such setback came in January, when a fresh hamstring issue picked up during a Copa del Rey meeting with Athletic Club saw him left understandably crestfallen in limping off the pitch and straight down the tunnel:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ansu Fati heads down the tunnel with an injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhJ4yokXT2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yhJ4yokXT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1484294362590679044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ansu, in turn, has since remained on the sidelines, taking a precautionary approach so as not to suffer yet another potential setback.<\/p>\n<p>And now, as alluded to above, such patience looks set to bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p>As per a report from the reliable ESport3, Barcelona\u2019s prodigious young attacker is on the verge of a return to first-team duties.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Ansu is expected to begin training with the rest of Xavi\u2019s squad as early as Monday, ahead of a return to the pitch at some point in mid-April.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? (FATI): Ansu Fati has returned to Barcelona from Madrid for the final stretch of his recovery. He will start training with the group on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If nothing goes wrong, he is expected to return in mid-April.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCB<\/a> ??<\/p>\n<p>Via (?): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esport3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@esport3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EqaqHrHI2r\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EqaqHrHI2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bar\u00e7a Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Barca_Buzz\/status\/1507409031714942980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Barca thriving<\/h2>\n<p>Upon his imminent return, Ansu will of course step into a Barcelona squad boasting an altogether more positive outlook than that in which he last featured.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the Blaugrana, under the masterful watch of Xavi, having begun to click on all cylinders of late, en route to six wins and a draw from their last seven outings across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Their most recent triumph, meanwhile, marked something of a statement, as a near-perfect display at the home of arch rivals Real Madrid saw the Catalans depart the Bernabeu with all three points, courtesy of a head-turning 4-0 victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Barca are BACK! ??<\/p>\n<p>A stunning flick from Aubameyang for the assist and Ferran Torres smashes it into the back of the net to make it 3-0 ?<\/p>\n<p>An unbelievable performance from Xavi\u2019s side at the Bernabeu ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zTCaV6I4TF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zTCaV6I4TF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremierSportsTV\/status\/1505653159753969664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/how-barcelonas-raphinha-swoop-could-benefit-tottenham\/\">How Barcelona\u2019s Raphinha swoop could benefit Tottenham<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/barcelona-ruled-out-as-paulo-dybala-searches-for-summer-destination\/\">Paulo Dybala not on Barcelona radar as Juventus forward explores summer destinations<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Word stemming from the Spanish media on Friday points towards an imminent boost to the personnel ranks at Spanish giants Barcelona, ahead of the club\u2019s season run-in. The player set to return to the reckoning under the watch of Xavi Hernandez? Ansu Fati Wide-man Ansu has of course endured a nightmare campaign to date, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-13230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}