Barça has completed the final training session behind closed doors in the stadium, before the visit of Málaga.
Alexis has picked up a knock on his left leg and he will be kept under observation before a decision is made as to his availability for Wednesday’s game against Malaga.
Victor Valdes also missed training today, under the weather with fever.
The squad trained this Monday lunchtime after their big win against Rayo, but two big names were missing: Alexis, who picked up a knock on his left leg, and Valdes, who is ill. The Chilean hit man is doubtful for Wednesday’s game, though the Club doctors are keeping him under observation before making a final decision.
The players who figured on Sunday were given a gentle session, whilst the rest of the squad began preparations for Wednesday night’s game, along with 10 B team players - Bartra, Tello and Montoya –who were included in the squad for the Rayo game- and Rodri, Carmona, Oriol Rosell, Espinosa, Lobato, Sergi Gómez and Masip. (via FCBarcelona.com)
After a two-day break, Barça will return to training on Friday morning to prepare for the match against Rayo Vallecano.
The 21 players named by Guardiola have practiced this afternoon at the Camp Nou in camera.
Guardiola names 21 footballers -18 first-team players and Barça B's Tello, Bartra and Montoya - to Barça's Champions League team against Chelsea.
The Barça players trained at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper this lunchtime with the focus very much on the visit of Chelsea to the Camp Nou on Tuesday night.
The 22 footballers named to FC Barcelona team against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final trained this Tuesday evening at Stamford Bridge.
The full-back and centre-back are the main news from the list of 18 players for the match FC Barcelona against Levante.
By contrast, Keita is low as a precaution due to a mild discomfort in his right thigh.
Good news for the coaching squad. Looking to the game this Saturday in the field of the Levant (22 hours, TV3 and La Sexta), Barça recovered two members: Gerard Piqué and Dani Alves. Both have been discharged after they had passed their muscle problems. The centre-back had missed the last two matches of the season and the full-back, the final against Getafe.
Moreover, Seydou Keita could not enter the list of 18 because of some mild discomfort in his right thigh and is low as a precaution. Mali's absence adds to Villa, Fontàs, Abidal and Afellay. The Dutchman was discharged on Wednesday but not yet in the notice. Among the players chosen are the subsidiary of Cristian Tello and Martin Montoya.
The training on Friday morning at the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper started with a standing ovation for Carles Puyol, the day of its 34th anniversary. Then Dani Alves and Piqué would work normally with the group. Keita, however, has exercised outside on the lawn for the inconvenience. Tello and Montoya completed the Barça squad, which has finalized the details of the visit to Levante on Saturday. (via FCBarcelona.cat)
The Brazilian international continues to nurse a sore left thigh muscle but was able to work alongside his team-mates for part of Monday’s training session. However, Piqué exercised away from the main group.
Guardiola continued his preparations for the Getafe match with the first team squad plus Bartra, Montoya, Tello and Muniesa from the reserves.
The players trained on Monday afternoon ahead of Tuesday’s Camp Nou clash with Getafe (9 pm). Dani Alves, who picked up a slight thigh strain in the game against Zaragoza, was able to follow part of the session with the other players. The Brazilian was one of 18 available first-team players who took part in the session together with Ibrahim Afellay, who is still working his way back to fitness.
Meanwhile, Gerard Piqué trained separately from the group as part of his recovery from a thigh problem.
Four members of the Barça B squad, Bartra, Montoya, Tello y Muniesa, also took part in the session.
The final training session before the game will be held behind closed doors in the Camp Nou at 12 noon on Tuesday. (via FCBarcelona.com)
After the victory at La Romareda, Barça trained this morning at the Ciutat Esportiva. Alves, with a stained muscle in his left thigh, is doubtful for the match against Getafe.
Guardiola worked will all available first-team footballers and Barça B’s Tello, Montoya, Muniesa and Bartra. Barça’s U18 A keeper, Sergi Tienda, also participated in the session.
FC Barcelona held a closed-door training session this Sunday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The starters against Zaragoza did recovery work while the players that didn’t feature against the Aragón side completed a more intense work out. Four Barça B players, Tello, Montoya, Muniesa and Bartra, plus the U18 A keeper Sergi Tienda, participated in the session.
The Brazilian underwent tests to determine the extent of the injury he picked up against Zaragoza. The results indicate that the player has pulled a muscle in left thigh. His recovery will mark his availability for this Tuesday’s match against Getafe at the Camp Nou.
Gerard Piqué trained apart from the group. The Barça defender, who didn’t travel to Zaragoza, continued his recovery work. (via FCBarcelona.com)
The headlines in qualifying for the Champions League semis have recovery and the rest have worked together with the subsidiary, in a very last morning water.
The midfielder, who on Monday was not exercised, has done so this morning with the rest of their classmates in which was the last training before the match against the Italians.
Guardiola has worked with 20 players concentrates for the match -17 the first team and Tello, Muniesa and Montoya, B.
Guardiola has named 17 first-team footballers plus Muniesa, Tello and Montoya from Barça B to the FC Barcelona squad for tomorrow's showdown with AC Milan at the Camp Nou.
Ibrahim Afellay, who turned 26 today, also trained with the team this afternoon.
The first team trained this Sunday, already focussing on the game against Milan in the Champions League this coming Tuesday.
The squad from last night’s game against Bilbao did some recovery work and were joined by 10 players from the B Team.
The first team, who won’t return to Barcelona until Friday, have trained today at the Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, in a session in which the players that started the game at the San Siro have worked at a gentler pace.
The FC Barcelona first team are used to training at the Ciutat Esportiva on days after matches, but this Thursday there’s been a break from routine and they have instead trained at the Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, one of Inter Milan’s training grounds. The club decided to take this measure because of the general strike affecting the whole of Spain on March 29, and will instead be returning to Barcelona on Friday.
Under a warm Lombardy sun, most of the players went through the usual post-match recovery routine, while the players that didn’t start the game that ended 0-0 at the San Siro trained more normally.
The facility is located in the city of Milan itself, and is usually used by the Inter youth teams, where some 20 youngsters live in residence. In fact, the session was visited by Inter technical director Marco Branca and sports director Piero Ausilio, who spent some time chatting to Josep Guardiola and Andoni Zubizarreta.
The players will have lunch together at their hotel and will then have the afternoon off. They’ll have supper together in the hotel at 21.00. (via FCBarcelona.com)
About 1,000 fans have tried to attend the training session the azulgrana from outside the facility.
Some of these were fans of Inter and have chanted Mourinho's name.
The midfielder limped over by a sore Achilles' tendon Thursday but has worked normally.
Barça trained this Tuesday afternoon in AC Milan’s stadium. The Catalans will play the away match of the Champions League quarter-final tomorrow evening at 20:45.
Training with the presence of three defenders of the subsidiary: Montoya, Bartra and Muniesa.
Abidal and Afellay also back to work out in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
