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19.04.2007 11:54

Ronaldinho returns to training with the squad

The players trained on Thursday morning with the win against Getafe very much on their minds. However, now it’s time to look forward to Sunday’s match against Villarreal. The best news? Ronaldinho is back with the squad.

There were plenty of smiling faces at training today as the upbeat mood created by the wins against Mallorca and Getafe was boosted even further by the return of Ronaldinho to training with the squad. The Brazilian had spent the last week following an individual training programme. Meanwhile, Samuel Eto’o was absent with permission of the Club and will train this afternoon.

Light session for some

Márquez, Zambrotta and Puyol, who all played in last night’s game against Getafe, did some sprinting and jogging and then returned to the dressing room. The rest of last night’s team did an extra exercise before joining the other three. The players who did not take part in the Getafe game continued with the session.

Unzué in charge

Frank Rijkaard stayed in his office and so the session was directed by Johan Neeskens, Eusebio and Juan Carlos Unzué. Unzué took charge of the exercises while Eusebio and Neeskens observed and made the occasional intervention.

Injury list

Motta, Belletti and Edmilson were all absent from training due to their respective injuries and continued with their recovery programmes in the Camp Nou gym.