The players were back training on Monday morning just a few hours after the defeat against Villarreal. During the session, Frank Rijkaard got the players together in the centre of the pitch to discuss last night’s game.
The entire squad – with the exception of the injured Belletti, Edmilson and Motta –
trained on Monday morning together with three members of Barça B: Jesús Olmo, Bojan Krkic and
Giovanni Dos Santos.
Rijkaard talks to players
After the customary warm-ups and keep ball exercises, the
manager spoke with the players for about ten minutes in the centre of the La Masía pitch.
Circuit training
The session then continued with some circuit training after
which the players set off for the friendly in Cairo.
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First training session for Bojan
Barça B youngster Bojan Krkic trained for the first time today with the senior squad. He was
supported at all time by Leo Messi. The other two Barça B players have already had some experience
of the senior squad: Olmo made his debut last season against Bilbao, while Giovanni Dos Santos took
part in last summer’s close season tour.