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By Tom Gott Barcelona are hopeful that full-back Joao Cancelo has avoided a serious injury and could even return to the team in time for the Supercopa de Espana next week. Cancelo went down just 11 minutes into the 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Thursday and there were immediate fears that he may have suffered an ACL injury which would likely end his season early. Manager Xavi, however, quickly confirmed after the game: “Joao Cancelo’s knee injury doesn’t look serious. We hope it’s just a knock, we will know more tomorrow about it.” Barcelona diagnosed Cancelo with a “strained medial collateral li…