Alarm bells ring at Barcelona with Alba not fit enough to start for Spain
The left-back's had a minor problems and was not named in the XI vs. Kosovo
Luis Enrique left Jordi Alba out of the Spain side for Wednesday's game in Kosovo, confirming that the Barcelona left-back is not 100 percent fit.
Alba was injured in the build-up to the game and Spain coach Luis Enrique opted against risking him in the World Cup qualifying fixture.
The Barça defender played the first of Spain's three games during the current international break, but did not feature in the second against Georgia last weekend.
However, he was named on the bench in Pristina, with Tottenham's Sergio Reguilon taking his place. Jose Luis Gaya is also injured.
Alba will return to Barcelona on Thursday along with his teammates at club level Sergio Busquets and Eric Garcia. Busquets started vs. Kosovo, while Garcia was on the bench.
Barça will be anxious to have Alba available for Tuesday's game against Bayern Munich -- Saturday's trip to Sevilla has been postponed -- especially with sergiño Dest also returning from international duty with a minor ankle sprain.
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