Barcelona Atlètic have this weekend been afforded some altogether positive news on the personnel front.
This comes in the form of confirmation that a leading member of the club’s defensive ranks is expected to be back available for selection for the club’s next two outings.
Rafa Márquez’s troops are fresh off booking their spot in the playoff finale for promotion to La Liga 2.
As much comes owing to a 5-3 downing of Ibiza on Saturday night, giving rise to a 7-4 aggregate triumph across the tie’s two legs.
This means that the Blaugrana are now just one more two-legged affair away from clinching their spot in the 2nd tier of Spanish football.
And the hopes of Márquez and co. of precisely that, as alluded to above, have this weekend been boosted in timely fashion.
This comes amid confirmation that Mikayil Faye will be at the disposal of the Barca Atlètic coaching staff for the playoff showpiece.
The stopper, an integral member of the Catalans’ backline this season, missed out on their downing of Ibiza, after being called up for international duty by Senegal.
As confirmed by Diario Sport, though, after seeing out the 2nd of his country’s World Cup qualifying fixtures against Mauritania on Sunday, Faye will quickly return to Spain.
From here, the 19-year-old will link back up with his Barcelona Atlètic teammates in training, with a view to a starting berth in the first-leg of the playoff final.
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