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The anonymous player is one of nine stars returning to pre-season training, but “has no symptoms, is healthy and has been quarantined at home.”
“The player has not been in contact with any of the senior players who plan to travel to Lisbon on Thursday to take part in the Champions League,” added Azulgrana.
Barcelona faces Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals in the Portuguese capital on Friday night.
Pedri, Trincao, Matheus Fernandes, Jean-Clair Todibo, Moussa Wague, Carles Alena, Rafinha, Juan Miranda and Oriol Busquets are the nine players known on the club’s online website as they have resumed their training as their first-team rivals prepare for Portugal.
He said: “The club has reported the matter to the relevant sports and fitness authorities. All other people who have been in contact with the player have been followed to perform the corresponding PCR tests.”
Valencia, Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla are among the other La Liga groups that have had positive COVID-19 tests among their players in recent weeks, they have not yet suspended matches for those cases.
The Champions League is Barcelona’s last chance to win a primary trophy for the first time since the 2013/14 season.
They missed the name La Liga after a resurgence of Real Madrid and were eliminated from the Copa del Rey through Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals.
Barca controlled to win the Spanish Super Cup in 2013/14, that honor was for Real Madrid this fourth.
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