The tests carried out by the FC Barcelona medical staff confirm that Ivan Rakitic has a small tear in his right calf. The player will miss the game against Villarreal and his recovery will dictate his availability for the following matches.
In a few hours we will be back to training. We have to recover from our last game and prepare for the next two this week: on Wednesday we start in the Capital One Cup against Ipswich Town. They are a historic team in English football and I’m sure it won’t be an easy game for us. After that we play against Sunderland, they need the points and they will come to Old Trafford trying to win. We hope to play good and be successful on both games. It would be a joy for everybody: for us, for you… and for Luke. – Juan Mata
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