Barça have started preparing for Wednesday’s cup match with a full first team training session that also involved Barça B’s Sergi Gómez, Quintillà, Román, Espinosa, Balliu, Araujo, Ié, Oier and Tello
The players that started against Betis did recovery work, while Cuenca and Puyol, substituted on Sunday as a precautionary measure, stayed in the gym
Cesc injury confirmed
One person who was absent from the midday session was Cesc Fàbregas. Following tests on Monday morning it has been confirmed that, as feared, he has torn a left thigh muscle and will be sidelined for approximately four weeks.
There is no time for rest as the FCB squad refocused on the Copa del Rey in their Monday session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The first leg of their second round clash with Cordoba is on Wednesday, and all of the first team trained today along with reserves Sergi Gómez, Jordi Quintillà, Joan Àngel Román, Javier Espinosa, Ivan Balliu, Sergio Araujo, Edgar Ié, Oier Olazábal and Cristian Tello.
The players that started against Betis did recovery work, while Cuenca and Puyol, substituted on Sunday as a precautionary measure, worked out in the gym.