The Spanish newspaper 'Sport' confirmed that young Barcelona player, Gavi, is nearing a return to participate with the first team after recovering from two serious knee injuries, marking a crucial moment for Barcelona and its fans.

In 2023, 21-year-old Gavi suffered a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, along with a meniscal cartilage injury, which sidelined him for more than a year. Barcelona's management put together a comprehensive team of doctors, psychologists, and physical preparation experts to accompany him through this critical phase.

Under the supervision of coach Hans Flick, Barcelona hopes Gavi will be ready to participate against Sevilla this Sunday, after successfully completing all stages of physical and psychological recovery, ensuring not to rush to guarantee the knee's safety and fully restore his confidence in his body.

On the psychological side, sports psychology specialist Arino Torillo noted that returning after a long injury is not just a physical matter: 'The body heals before the mind, and the mind continues to assess risks. Gavi must regain confidence in his body's capabilities through correct and repeated experiences, such as training and matches without pain or injuries.'

Torillo added that the challenge lies in regaining the player's fierce competitiveness without recklessness: 'He needs to time his interventions and movements, know when to play aggressively, and when to pass the ball or avoid unnecessary collisions, which we call competitive intelligence.'

From the medical side, physical therapist Luis Puig explained that Gavi's knee underwent a meniscal suture operation to maintain knee stability in the long term, respecting all recovery stages, starting from tissue healing, restoring movement, strengthening, improving balance and stability, to neuromuscular rehabilitation.

Puig confirmed that the post-match phase includes manual therapy, decompression massage, joint mobilization, muscle recovery techniques, and cryotherapy to reduce inflammation, along with monitoring knee strength and stability in collaboration with the physical trainer.

Physical trainer Alex Bosch explained that the return-to-play program includes retraining within the group with load management organized according to each player's ability and level, focusing on managing chronic and accumulated loads to avoid injuries.

The newspaper highlighted the role of the person responsible for the player's rehabilitation in the final stage, working between the medical team and physical preparation, monitoring the player's indicators through motion measurement devices to determine the appropriate time for training load and adjust it when needed.

Barcelona and its fans hope that Gavi's return this Sunday against Sevilla marks the beginning of a new phase for the player, combining outstanding physical performance and psychological confidence gained after a precise and complex treatment and rehabilitation journey.