Gavi Happy To Be Back After Year-Long Injury Lay Off
Midfielder Gavi was thrilled to make his long-awaited return to competitive action in Barcelona's 5-1 win over Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday.
After 348 days on the sidelines, Gavi appeared as an 83rd minute substitute for Pedri.
The 20-year-old suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for Spain against Georgia in November last year and subsequently missed the rest of the season as well as EURO 2024.
"I'm very happy to be back with the team. I've been dreaming about this moment for many months and I'm grateful to everyone because they've made it so much easier for me," an emotional Gavi told Movistar Plus.
"The worst thing during the lay-off is not playing with my teammates. Seeing the team from the outside is very hard and gives you a different perspective, you learn that you have to enjoy every moment and appreciate things.
"I feel very lucky to be here today, recovered, because this is my life and what I've been doing all my life and I've missed it a lot.
"When you see all the fans and team-mates over there and they show you that they love you and appreciate you, you feel very lucky."
Barcelona's next two games see them face Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Real Madrid in La Liga.
