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Barca’s Jordi Alba tests positive for Covid-19

The 32-year-old is in good health and self-isolating at home

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 28 Dec 2021 11:00PM

Barca’s Jordi Alba tests positive for Covid-19
FC Barcelona’s Clement Lenglet, Dani Alves and Jordi Alba (pictured above) tested positive for Covid-19, the club said today. – AFP pic, December 28, 2021

PARIS – Barcelona’s Spanish international left-back Jordi Alba has tested positive for Covid-19, the club confirmed today. 

“Jordi Alba has tested positive for Covid-19, ruling him out of today afternoon’s training session,” the La Liga club said in a statement.

“The player is in good health and self-isolating at home.”

Alba, 32, joins Frenchman Clement Langlet and Brazilian Dani Alves, who also tested positive this week.

Barcelona, currently seventh in La Liga, travel to Real Mallorca (15th) on Sunday.

Several Spanish clubs have reported Covid cases, such as Real Sociedad yesterday or Real Madrid in mid-December, but no match has yet been postponed. – AFP, December 28, 2021

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