Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti tests positive for coronavirus

Samuel Umtiti did not travel with Barcelona's Champions League squad to Lisbon
Getty Images
George Flood14 August 2020

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has tested positive for coronavirus, the club confirmed on Friday evening.

In a statement, Barca said the French centre-back was "asymptomatic and in good health" as he isolates at home.

Umtiti did not travel to Lisbon with his team-mates for the conclusion of the 2019/20 Champions League and was never in contention for the one-legged quarter-final clash against Bayern Munich, which is due to begin at 8pm BST tonight.

"After the PCR tests carried out on Thursday, the first-team player Samuel Umtiti has tested positive for Covid-19," Barcelona's statement read.

"The player is asymptomatic, is in good health and is isolating at home.

"The club has informed the relevant sporting and health authorities as well as tracing all the people who have had contact with the player so that they can undergo the corresponding PCR tests."

Umtiti is the second Barcelona player to test positive for Covid-19 this week.

On Wednesday, the club confirmed that one of the nine players due to start pre-season training the previous day had also tested positive, with 20-year-old defender Jean-Clair Todibo later confirming on social media that he was the individual in question.

However, Barca insisted the player had not been in contact with the club's first-team squad, with their travel plans for Lisbon unaffected.

Todibo also said that he was asymptomatic and feeling "good" as he entered self-isolation.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in