FC Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay had a season to forget in 2011-12, missing seven months due to a severe knee injury. But the player returned to help the Catalan cause at the end of the campaign and regains fitness just in time for his team’s bid to become European champions this summer. And frankly, after landing in the Group of Death [Group B] along with Portugal, Germany and Denmark, Holland will need all the help it can get to have a successful tournament. Check out the short, but informative profile here.

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