Diego Simeone and Antoine Griezmann have also been infected with the coronavirus at the Atlético Madrid football team.
In addition to the Argentine head coach and world champion French offensive player, Héctor Herrera, Joao Félix and Jorge Resurrección Merodio - sporting nickname Koke - also tested positive. All five are asymptomatic and isolated in their homes, according to a Spanish league title club.
Atlético will host Rayo Vallecano in the 19th round of La Liga on Sunday.
FC Barcelona has seen an increase in the number of infected players to ten after Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti, Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, Jordi Alba, Alejandro Balde, Clement Lenglet and Daniel Alves also tested positive on Thursday after Sergino Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Abde Ezzalzouli. The Catalans would play at RCD Mallorca’s home on Sunday night, but the match is increasingly in doubt.
Real Madrid reported on Wednesday that Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga had contracted the coronavirus.
(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti)