While the Corona epidemic was a global nightmare, there were very few who benefited from this crisis, led by Barcelona international Luis Suárez.
After long weeks of football season in Spain due to an outbreak of Coronavirus infections, Suarez can participate in the remainder of the season after recovering from infection.
The "pesterolero" (the pistol) may play an important role in completing Barcelona's trip to defend the League title this season.
The injury last January and the surgery he had in the cartilage of the right knee meant practically the end of Suarez's season, but the suspension of the season's activities in March due to the virus gave the player a chance to recover.
Suarez obtained medical approval a few days ago to participate in Barcelona matches, and the player now hopes to be in the Barcelona squad when he meets Real Mallorca after tomorrow, Saturday, with the resumption of the team's journey in the defense of the title.
Barcelona leads the competition table by two points against its traditional rival Real Madrid, and 11 games remain for each team in the competition until the end of this season.
"I feel so good, I have adapted again to group training," Suarez told the Barsa website. "Returning after an injury is difficult because you feel a little anxious but I enjoy going back to the stadiums."
The Catalan newspaper "Sport" reported that the team's training - after returning - witnessed an enthusiasm from an unprecedented Suarez, and the newspaper described the player as "like the child who got a new shoe."
Suarez's return is a tremendous support for the Catalan team, and the Uruguayan international is now looking to return to his harmony in playing and cooperating with Barca captain Lionel Messi.
Barcelona faces a difficult match calendar, where Sevilla and Atletico meet and run the Catalan derby against its neighbor Espanyol.
While benefiting from Suarez's return at this time, coach Kiki Sittin sees that the sequencing of matches and the completion of the season's activities with a fast and crowded match schedule will not serve Barcelona, especially with the new rules that allow each team to make five substitutions during the game.
"I think that making five substitutions per game will harm us, because we have won many matches in the last few minutes, while our competitors will now be more prosperous at the end of the matches," Sittin said.
With the ability to replace about half of the team, Barcelona's rival teams will ensure a more easy way to defend against Messi even if it remains one of the most difficult tasks in the soccer world, and the return of Suarez is now compounding its difficulty.
With the postponement of the resumption of the Champions League activities until next August, Barca can now focus on defending the Spanish League title, hoping to win the title for the third consecutive season.
Sittin has not won any title during his 19-year training career.