11 Barcelona stars report for training on day off ahead of Real Madrid clash
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A whole host of leading Barcelona players reported to the club’s training base on Thursday, despite having been afforded the day off to rest. This of course comes ahead of…
A whole host of leading Barcelona players reported to the club’s training base on Thursday, despite having been afforded the day off to rest.
This of course comes ahead of a crucial outing for the Blaugrana this coming weekend.
Hansi Flick’s troops are fresh off being condemned to a first defeat of the campaign on Tuesday, at the hands of reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca’s challenging schedule, though, does not let up there, with a La Liga showdown with arch rivals Real Madrid to come at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night.
Amid a testing stretch for his squad as a collective, Hansi Flick therefore made the call to afford Barcelona’s players an extra day of rest on Thursday.
But as alluded to above, despite as much, a number of high-profile stars nevertheless reported to the Ciutat Esportiva. As per a report from journalist Carlos Monfort of Diario Sport , all of the following were spotted at the Catalans’ training base earlier today:
Pedri, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Xavi Espart, Wojciech Szczęsny and Lamine Yamal, as well as the injured Roony Bardghji, Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé, Eric García and Dani Olmo.
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