Pablo Páez Gavira, Gavilived last night one of the most special days since 2015, when he was only 11 years old, he entered The Masia to fulfill his dream of playing in the first team of the Barça. Eleven months and one day after his serious injury to his right knee with the national team in Valladolidthe Los Palacios midfielder played again for a few minutes defending the team’s shirt. Barça. Many months of sadness, suffering, gray days and work, a lot of work, were left behind to feel like a footballer again, which is what the Sevillian likes most. “What I have missed the most has been not being able to play football,” he admitted after the game before the cameras. Movistar LaLiga.
It was a day of strong emotions for Gavi. Although I had known for several days before that Seville would be included in the call, the officials arrived after 12 noon, after activation training, just before the team was concentrated in their hotel. The emotions increased in voltage as the day progressed, first with the arrival of the bus to Montjuicthen during the warm-up and later with the start of the game. It was the day of Gavi and both the fans, who responded en masse by filling the stands -gathered 47,848 spectators-, like the team, which by half-time had already scored three Sevillethey did everything they could to make the night a great one for the Sevillian after all the suffering he has had to experience in recent months.
The decibels rose in the 64th minute. Gavi He jumped to warm up and the fans responded with a loud ovation, which the Sevillian thanked with applause. Nineteen minutes later, the youth player was called for flick to enter the field. He received a heartfelt hug from the German coach, before giving him the last instructions and a kiss from the delegate. Antonio Alonsowhich announced its replacement by Pedri. The canary, one of the friends of Gavi in the locker room and one of his livelihoods during this period of rehabilitation, he gave him the captain’s armband and hugged him. It was the prelude to the adrenaline rush that Gavi would receive from the culés, who applauded wildly and chanted the name of Gavi with great enthusiasm, aware that Barça was recovering its lungs almost a year later, and just at the beginning of a week that could mark the future of the team, both in the Champions League and in LaLiga. “I have been dreaming about this moment for many months. “I am very happy,” he acknowledged. Gavi before the Movistar and Barça One microphones after the match and after having received applause from his own teammates on the pitch. “I am grateful to my teammates because they have made everything easier for me,” said the Andalusian, who also acknowledged that “the worst thing has been not being with the team” during his entire time off. “Seeing your team from the outside, Every game is very hard. You have to enjoy every moment and value things. That is something that I have also learned and I feel very lucky to be here today,” he said. Gaviwho is now another captain, whether he wears an armband or not.
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