Elche 0-5 Barcelona: Gavi suffers worrying knee injury during La Liga contest

Gavi faces an anxious hold to find the grade of the genu wounded that helium suffered during Barcelona's 2026-27 La Liga opener against Elche connected Sunday night.

The Spain planetary was forced disconnected successful the second stages of the archetypal period.

Gavi's vocation has been disrupted by genu injuries, with the midfielder retired from November 2023 until September 2024 with his archetypal superior issue, earlier being retired betwixt August 2025 and March 2026 with different semipermanent occupation successful that area.

The 22-year-old could present beryllium acceptable for different spell connected the sidelines.

Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick said that Gavi volition present acquisition a scan earlier an announcement is made connected the seriousness of the damage.

Elche 0-5 Barcelona: Gavi suffers genu wounded successful La Liga contest

“Yes, it’s successful the knee. We person to wait. It’s a small amended than helium expected erstwhile helium got injured. After the crippled was overmuch better. We volition marque an MRI and see,” Flick told reporters.

Gavi has scored 10 goals and registered 18 assists successful 167 appearances for Barcelona.

The reigning La Liga champions made a flying commencement to their rubric defence, putting 5 unanswered goals past Elche, with Raphinha (two), Fermin Lopez (two) and Karim Adeyemi connected the scoresheet.

“We’re delighted with the fantastic commencement we’ve made; it gives america confidence. I’m pleased with the 5–0 triumph and the 3 points," Flick told reporters.

Balde was absent successful Barcelona's clash with Elche

Anthony Gordon came disconnected the seat to supply 2 assists connected his debut for the club.

Joao Cancelo besides featured, having returned to Barcelona connected a escaped transfer, but Alejandro Balde was a notable absentee amid the speculation surrounding his future.

"I haven’t told him helium has to leave,” said Flick erstwhile asked astir Balde.

“I person a feeling – and I deliberation it’s champion for him – that helium should deliberation things through, reflect, get his thoughts successful order, and past we’ll talk. And we some agreed connected that.”

Barcelona volition beryllium aiming to marque it successive wins astatine the commencement of their caller La Liga run erstwhile they invited Athletic Bilbao connected August 27.