Barcelona Coach: Gavi's Knee Injury "Less Serious" Than Feared
Gavi is a football player for Barcelona.
During a match, Gavi felt pain in his right knee.
He asked to leave the game because of this.
Barcelona doctors did tests on his knee.
The club coach is Hansi Flick.
Flick said the news is good.
He said, "It is less serious than we feared."
This means the injury is not very bad.
Fans were worried about Gavi.
Gavi has had knee problems before.
Barcelona gave an official statement about the tests.
The team is happy the injury is small.
More news about Gavi will come later.
Vocabulary15 words
- tests
- checks doctors do to find a problem
- statement
- words a group says or writes to give news
- injury
- hurt part of the body
- coach
- person who leads a sports team
- discomfort
- small pain
- serious
- very bad or dangerous
- match
- a sports game
- substitute
- to change one player for another
- knee
- part of the leg that bends
- official
- real and from the club
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- fans
- people who support a team
- problem
- something wrong
- news
- new information
Quiz
Answer key
1. His knee 2. It is less serious than feared 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Gavi is a football player for _____.
During a match, Gavi felt pain in his right _____.
He asked to leave the game because of this.
Barcelona doctors did _____ on his knee.
The club coach is Hansi _____.
Flick said the news is _____.
He said, "It is less _____ than we feared."
This means the injury is not very bad.
Fans were _____ about Gavi.
Barcelona gave an official _____ about the tests.
The team is happy the injury is small.