Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez on Saturday called for this weekend’s “decaffeinated” trip to Mallorca to be postponed due to a lack of fit squad members.

Xavi said he will be without at least 17 players for Sunday’s La Liga game, with France defender Samuel Umtiti waiting to get the all-clear to play after recovering from Covid-19.

The likes of Daniel Alves, Philippe Coutinho and Jordi Alba are also among a total of 11 Barcelona players who have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days.

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