The squad had a light training session on Sunday morning focussed on recovering from the match against Getafe but with an eye on Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Spartak Moscow
Following on from the win in the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, the players reported for training on Sunday morning with the main focus being on recovering from their efforts against Getafe.
On Wednesday, Barça will kick off their Champions League campaign against Spartak Moscow in the Camp Nou and in today’s session the players got their first touch of the match ball that will be used on Wednesday. They will have the day off on Monday and return to training on Tuesday.
Alba absent with flu, Alexis continues recovery
Jordi Alba, who missed out on the match against Getafe, is still recovering from flu and so was also absent from today’s training session. Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez continued his recovery process apart from the main group.
Academy players join in
Twelve players from the Barça B squad joined the senior players in today’s session: Tello, Deulofeu, Masip, Bañuz, Gómez, Araujo, Cá, Gustavo, Espinosa, Román, Quintillà and Dongou, plus Sanabria from the youth squad.