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Rain postpones De Jong's return to group training at Barcelona
October 5, 2026 at 03:02 PM · Updated 11d ago
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Barcelona returned to training on Monday as heavy rain delayed Frenkie de Jong's expected partial return to group work.
- The coaching staff kept De Jong on individual work instead of the planned group session, delaying his comeback from a knee ligament injury.
- Eric Garcia trained with the group, days after knee discomfort during warm-up with Spain forced him out of the Nations League squad.
- Available players trained under coach Hansi Flick ahead of Saturday's La Liga match against Getafe at the Spotify Camp Nou.
- De Jong's injury is a medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee, sustained at the World Cup, with conservative treatment chosen over surgery.