De Jong returns for Barcelona in El Clásico defeat
Frenkie de Jong returned from a knee injury as a second-half substitute in Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid in El Clásico.
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Frenkie de Jong made his first appearance of the season for Barcelona on Sunday, coming on in the 74th minute of El Clásico against Real Madrid with the score at 1-1, ANP reported. The midfielder had been sidelined by a knee injury sustained while playing for the Netherlands at the World Cup last summer.
It was De Jong’s first match since the Netherlands’ round-of-32 defeat to Morocco on penalties. His first touch at Camp Nou was greeted with applause from the home crowd, according to ANP.
Barcelona lost 2-1, suffering their first league defeat of the season.
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