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Each team: De Jong and Lewandowski return to Barcelona for training, Ferran may start against Lewandows

12:55am, 23 August 2025【Football】

August 21 reported that Frankie De Jong was absent from training for personal reasons and returned this Wednesday.

Dutch midfielder Frankie De Jong unexpectedly missed in training early this week, although he showed no discomfort after Saturday's match against Mallorca and Sunday's recovery training was also completed smoothly.

His absence was for personal reasons, his partner was about to give birth, and he wanted to be with her. For head coach Frick, the former Ajax player is an indispensable member. Whether on the court or in the locker room, De Jong is the core figure. De Jong finally appeared on the training ground in Gambo Sports City this Wednesday, but his partner Mickey Kimeni has not given birth and the child has not been born yet.

In this case, De Jong seemed a little anxious during training and was always paying attention to the doctor's news. Meanwhile, Lewandowski returned to the training ground. The Polish striker almost completed the entire training session on Tuesday, and today he also participated in most of the training content. This bodes well for his Saturday game against Levante, but the team will still be cautious. However, Lewandowski is unlikely to start in this game. If his recovery continues to be good, Flick will have a strong backup option. The

team will go to Valencia on Saturday morning, check in to the hotel for a break, and then play the second round of the league at 9:30 pm local time. The temperatures will be much lower than last Saturday’s match in Mallorca.

Ferran Torres started in the last game and scored a controversial goal, and he is likely to be Barcelona's starting striker again.