Hugo Alvarez Injury: Dealing with ankle issue

Alvarez (ankle) was not included in the traveling squad for Thursday's Europa League match and is doubtful to face Barcelona on Sunday. according to manager Claudio Giraldez per MovistarFutbol."He had an ankle twist yesterday in a collision with Iago during training. It had swollen up a little bit. We thought he might still make it and we believe he's not even going to be able to get changed. We'll try but the normal thing is that he won't be able to"

Alvarez was a late withdrawal from the traveling squad to face Dinamo Zagreb after twisting his ankle during training. His availability for the next match will depend on how the ankle responds to treatment in the coming days. The absence is not expected to impact the starting lineup, as he was an unused substitute in his last two appearances and started only one of the past five league matches.