Released following knee pain in the 11th minute of play on the Las Palmas lawn on Thursday evening (2-1 victory), João Cancelo (29), replaced by Andreas Christensen, made the Blaugrana supporters tremble, who predicted the worst for the Portuguese right-back. Finally, his coach, in the round of 16 of the Copa.
“Cancelo is doing very well, he feels good and is not ruled out for the Super Cup. He feels very good”, said the Catalan technician to the journalists. The Spanish press, for its part, speaks of an almost impossible presence for the semi-final of the competition against Osasuna on January 11 in Riyadh, finalist of the Copa del Rey last year, but does not rule out a return to the field for the potential final, Barça which would then face either Real Madrid or Atlético de Madrid.