Hours before playing against Las Palmas, Barcelona and Xavi receive the worst possible news

FC Barcelona will visit Las Palmas this Thursday, January 4, for matchday number 19 of LaLiga, in the match that will open the year for the Blaugrana team as it will be the first and also the last of the first round of the domestic competition. And the need to score points is very important in 2024 since the team must show that it has learned from the mistakes of the past, to be able to be fighting at the top alongside Real Madrid and Girona. And it will do so with many casualties in the squad, plus a new one who joins today.

After the injuries of Gavi, Pedri, Marc-André ter Stegen, Marcos Alonso and Íñigo Martínez who is already returning, the injury to Xavi Hernández himself is added. That's right, the Egarense coach was injured in today's practice against all odds. The Egarense coach was leading today's morning training session and was hit by a ball in the leg which, unusually, left him with injuries. According to a report by Italian journalist Matteo Moretto from the media 'Relevo', Xavi was seen limping from pain during the remainder of the practice.

Clearly, since he does not play, he will be in front of Las Palmas to lead his team, but the problem with injuries at FC Barcelona is very curious since not even the coach himself is spared. In fact, except for Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gündogan, Joao Cancelo and Joao Félix, all the other players have seen injuries or discomfort at some stage of the season, including the Terrassa-born coach. Something that greatly worries the club's medical department and the leaders, who have people like Gavi out of any competition in the campaign.