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Oscar Mingueza suffers injury for Spain in Olympics opener

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 pulled out with a muscle injury in the opening few minutes of Spain's 0-0 draw with Egypt at the 

The 22-year-old defender was replaced by 

 defender is now likely to miss the rest of the tournament due to the knock. 

Unless Mingueza recovers quickly, he may also miss the first few weeks of the 2021/22 campaign for Barca. 

 also suffered a nasty injury for Spain during the game, 

Mingueza thanks Koeman for trust, says he's glad coach continues at Camp Nou

In his recent interview with Diario Sport, 

 was asked whether he thought the call-up to represent 

 at the 2020 Olympics was thanks to the trust 

Yes, at first I got a chance because people were out, but then he showed confidence in me and it's thanks to that, but also thanks to the people that have helped me work hard, that have helped in the dressing room, previous coaches... it's a culmination of everything," the defender said.

"I am delighted Koeman is staying. We've had better and worse times throughout the year, but I think it was a good season. What we did from the halfway mark until the last four or five games was incredible."

In the 2020/21 season, Mingueza surprisingly emerged as a key player at 

 the term before. In total, the 22-year-old played 39 matches for Blaugrana, and recorded two goals and two assists.

Mingueza: 'Anything we the players can do to help keep Messi at Barcelona, we will do'

"Of course you worry about if the best player in the world will stay or not, but that's to do with him and I don't think we should get involved," 

"It's his decision and it's part of his privacy. But anything we can do to help keep him here, we will do."

Mingueza has also opened up on his relationship with the 

"At first, it's a little bit imposing, but the truth is I was surprised by how close he is, how good a teammate he is, how he leads in the dressing room and how much he helps the youngsters," he added. 

Messi's contract with the Catalans expires on June 30. Officially, he is a free agent now, with 

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Hope garcia and pedri remain uninjured. 😔😔 stay safe kids

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Now they will come home in peace!! If the club had prevented him from playing the Olympics, it would have been interpreted as a bad gesture!

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Oscar Mingueza suffers injury for Spain in Olympics opener

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