FC Barcelona is experiencing a breakthrough in terms of results and performance compared to the beginning of the second part of the season, which witnessed an 8-point deficit behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, a loss in the Super Cup, and an exit from the King’s Cup, which resulted in the announcement of Xavi Hernandez’s departure 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 surge in results comes in light of the absence of many influential players due to injury, such as Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, as well as Joao Cancelo, who missed the Atletico Madrid match for undisclosed reasons.
However, the Catalan newspaper Sport 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.
Frenkie de Jong was injured on March 3 in San Mames against Athletic Bilbao. After a jump and strong contact with an opponent, 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.