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title: "Barcelona: Fans want Junior Firpo to start after injury to Jordi Alba"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/barcelona-fans-want-junior-firpo-to-start-after-injury-to-jordi-alba/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Callum Pragnell"
section: "La Liga News"
published: "2019-09-20T05:30:20Z"
modified: "2019-09-20T05:30:20Z"
---

# Barcelona: Fans want Junior Firpo to start after injury to Jordi Alba

**Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba has picked up a hamstring injury and will be sidelined for two to three weeks, according to the club’s [official website](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1348582/hamstring-injury-for-jordi-alba).**

The Spain international sustained the injury during the Catalans’ 0-0 draw with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.

After early indications suggested that the 30-year-old would be sidelined for over a month with this injury, *AS* (via [Sport English](https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/valverde-breathes-easier-jordi-albas-injury-not-as-bad-as-feared-7639684)) report that the knock is in fact not as bad as first feared, and that he should return to action “between 10-15 days”.

That does still mean that Alba will miss the Blaugrana’s upcoming La Liga fixtures against Granada, Villarreal and Getafe – with all three of those games coming in the next two weeks.

This does leave the left-back berth wide open for Junior Firpo to fill after the 23-year-old signed from Real Betis in the summer. Firpo is yet to start a game for Barca this term, but fans are hopeful that they’ll get to see more of him with Alba temporarily ruled out of action.

> Time for firpo to shine
>
> — 2k17 (@2k17champ) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/2k17champ/status/1174320123299209216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thank God, at least Valverde will be forced to play Firpo now.
>
> — Midas ❁ (@The\_Gozie\_Midas) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/The_Gozie_Midas/status/1174327872334520321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This’s the time for Firpo to shine.
>
> — Jordan95 HD (@jpglover95) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/jpglover95/status/1174320348977868802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Junior Firpo IN …. 🤙
>
> — Avishek Choudhury (@avc2708) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/avc2708/status/1174326656812453888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Great and its junior firpo’s time
>
> — kim jin gyuu (@KimGyuu) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/KimGyuu/status/1174356727199870978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Welcome Firpo… Play and shine.
>
> — 🇦🇷 AbDuLlAh 🇪🇸 (@insights007) [September 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/insights007/status/1174350388352471049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Barca fans, are you excited about seeing Firpo play more? Drop a comment below!***