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Frenkie De Jong talks fitness, Champions League return and Napoli

Frenkie De Jong is back! After playing a few minutes in the La Liga season finale three weeks ago, the Dutch midfielder is fully fit and has been training with his Barcelona teammates ahead of Saturday’s Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Napoli.

Thanks to suspensions for Arturo Vidal and Sergio Busquets, De Jong is certain to start and anchor the Barça midfield at Camp Nou, and the 23-year-old is more than ready to lead his team to a place in the quarterfinals.

Here’s some highlights from Frenkie’s interview with the official club website:

On his fitness

“I’m feeling good with a lot of positive energy.