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VALLADOLID, Spain — Spain midfielder Gavi has been substituted in the first half after suffering a potentially serious right-knee injury during a 3-1 win over Georgia in their final European Championship qualifying game. The 19-year-old Barcelona player was in tears when he limped off the field in the 24th minute in Valladolid. Gavi took a hard hit to the side of his right knee when he and a Georgia player collided a few minutes before he had to come off. He kept playing and appeared to hurt the same leg while trying to control a ball. After that he immediately signaled to the team that he could not continue.
