Espanyol midfielder Óscar Melendo said on Thursday that the teammates who were affected by the coronavirus "are more tired than the rest when it comes to doing the exercises" and pointed out that they will need " time to recover their physical tone and be at the one hundred by one hundred".

The blue and white team suffered ten cases of coronavirus , eight footballers and two members of the coaching staff. All of them have already passed it, but, according to Melendo explained in statements published by the club's website, it seems that his performance has been slightly affected after going through the viral infection.

On the other hand, the blue and white youth squad stressed that all the footballers in the squad are looking forward to competing again. "We must be 100 percent by the time LaLiga returns. We miss it very much, but to compete we need health . This is essential," he said.

On a personal level, Melendo explains that as the weeks go by, the time becomes "more enjoyable". "I have a routine and I follow it. In the morning I get off the dog, then I do the training provided by the club , in the afternoon I play the console, I call family and friends and at night I watch series with my girl," he said. .

Melendo confessed that the hardest thing about confinement is "not being able to hug the family", although he empathizes with the rest of society. " The most difficult thing is to see people suffer because they have lost their loved ones," he added.

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