The players had a light training session on Thursday to recover from their efforts against Real Madrid
Barça B players Oier, Ie, Ca, Espinosa, Dongou, S. Gomez, Patric, Roman and Ilie also joined in the session
Afellay back in town
Ibrahim Afellay, who is currently on loan to Schalke 04, made an appearance at the Club’s training grounds on Thursday morning to say hello to his Barça teammates.
The players were straight back to work on Thursday morning following on from Wednesday evening’s Cup draw in the Bernabéu. The session took place behind closed doors and focussed on recovery exercises. Messi and Sergio Busquets worked out with Club physios. Barça B youngsters Oier, Ie, Ca, Espinosa, Dongou, Sergi Gómez, Patric, Roman and Ilie also trained alongside the seniors.
Friday free
After a busy few weeks of league and Cup matches, the players have been given a free day on Friday. On Saturday they’ll return to training to prepare for the always difficult visit to the Mestalla on Sunday (kickoff 7 pm) to take on Valencia.