The midfielder Pablo Gavira ‘Gavi’, who returned to the playing fields this Sunday after more than eleven months of absence due to a long-term injury, has admitted that the wait has been “long”, “especially at the beginning”, but that “He has felt like a footballer again.”
In a statement to ‘Esport3’, the Andalusian said he felt “very happy” because he had “many months dreaming about this moment”. “I feel very happy and lucky,” he insisted.
He commented that Hansi Flick did not tell him that he was going to participate in the match and that everything was the coach’s decision depending on how the match evolved. “It went well and I played”he said.
Gavi has thanked the fans for their affection, who cheered him since he warmed up on the sideline. “When your fans chant your name you feel lucky, they always support me and what I always do is thank them,” he said.
“Today I felt more like a footballer than ever”indicated the Andalusian, who thanked his teammate Pedri for the gesture of allowing him to wear the captain’s armband when he entered the field to replace him.
“You have to go little by little, “I have to pick up the pace and I’m not going to change how I play.”said Gavi, who has admitted that the wait has been “long”, especially at the beginning of the process.
Gavi has commented that in his absence he has seen the team “very well”, but that “we must continue without relaxing, game by game, victory by victory.”
On the other hand, the Barcelona midfielder Pedro González ‘Pedri’ has assured that his teammate Pablo Páez Gavira ‘Gavi’, who reappeared in the victory against Sevilla (5-1) after eleven months injured, is “a worker” who “deserves” an ovation like the one he received this Sunday at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
“We must thank Gavi for everything he has done. He is a very great guy, a worker who deserves this moment. You can see that the fans love him and we all love him very much,” he said in statements to Movistar+.
Pedri has admitted that winning this Sunday was “very important for the games to come” next week, against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and stressed that the team leaves “with the three points and good feelings.”
The Canarian commented that he had to delay his position on the field due to Eric García’s injury in the warm-up and was satisfied after scoring the second goal of the game.
“The coach said in the preview that the front of the area left spaces and I was lucky to shoot and score. At half-time we talked about how we had to continue the same. Flick asks us to keep a clean sheet, that we are psyched up until the last minute, but today it couldn’t be,” he summarized.
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