Gavi back in starting XI

Gavi has come on as a substitute already since returning from injury, but this Saturday brought his first start for over a year as Barça played out a 2-2 draw against Celta at Balaídos. Hansi Flick has sensibly taken the young midfielder's return with caution, but with the player's knee issues now well and truly resolved, the time came to see how he fared from the start. 

It was 383 days ago that Gavi suffered a cruciate ligament injury at the Volksparkstadion, where Barça were playing Shakthar Donetsk in the Champions League. He made his comeback against Sevilla, and since then has played a total of 49 minutes across games with Real Madrid, Espanyol and Real Sociedad in the league and Bayern Munich and Red Star in Europe. 

"More important were the three points" 

After playing 75 minutes of the game against Celta, Gavi reacted to his return to the starting line up at full time: "I am happy for being in the side from the start but the most important thing was the three points. We have to learn from our mistakes and win the next game."