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Ousmane Dembele misses Barcelona training, pending a PCR test

Ousmane Dembele missed training on Tuesday as Barcelona returned to action after the festive break and could be another player forced out of Sunday’s trip to Real Mallorca.

Barca confirmed the Frenchman had told the club’s medical staff he was “feeling unwell” and is now waiting on the results of a PCR test.

The Catalans have already confirmed that Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet and Dani Alves have tested positive for Covid-19 since returning and are now isolating.

Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araujo, Sergino Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Neto also missed the session “with the coach’s permission.