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Barcelona offer fitness updates on Frenkie de Jong and Eric Garcia after Sevilla win

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick offered updates on Eric Garcia and Frenkie de Jong after Sunday’s win over Sevilla.

Eric missed the game after picking up an issue during the warm-up. He was initially named in the starting XI but dropped out to be replaced by Ansu Fati.

Meanwhile, De Jong did not feature at all, with Flick having admitted before the match he’d felt something in training ahead of the game.

The Barca boss spoke about both players after the win and seemed fairly positive.

“We thought Frenkie could start, but he felt some discomfort.