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Frenkie de Jong injury fears played down after half-time substitution in Barcelona’s win over Osasuna

Frenkie de Jong is expected to be fit for Sunday’s clash with Girona despite going off at half-time of Barcelona’s win over Osasuna.

The Dutchman was named in the starting XI on Thursday night but only played 45 minutes of the game and was replaced by Pablo Torre at half-time.

It appeared to be simply a precautionary move by Hansi Flick - who had already lost Dani Olmo to injury - and he did offer a brief update after the match.

“I hope he doesn’t have anything. It’s not like Dani’s case; I hope he can play on Sunday,” he told reporters afterwards.