Two Barcelona staff members test positive for COVID-19

Barcelona FC

FILE — Barcelona players celebrate their second goal scored by Barcelona’s Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Valencia CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 19, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

BARCELONA—Two members of Barcelona’s first team staff have tested positive for COVID-19, the Catalans said on Monday.

A statement from Barca said the whole squad would undergo tests on Tuesday, in line with La Liga’s protocol.

They added that their training session and news conference ahead of Wednesday’s La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao would be rescheduled.

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