01.05.2008 10:30
Back to training
Marc Guillén/Roger Bogunyà
The FC Barcelona first team trained at 11.00 this morning at La Masía. Iniesta and Milito, both with knee problems, were the main absentees.
At Old Trafford on Tuesday the Champions League campaign came to an end, and now the team has
returned to work to focus on the remaining month of league fixtures. In order to do that as well as
possible, Rijkaard ordered everyone to report for training on Thursday, only excusing the injured
Ronaldinho and Jorquera, as well as Milito and Iniesta.
Knee troubles
These two both have knee problems and are being treated. Tests will be made and details of
the exact extent of their respective injuries will be announced tomorrow. Meanwhile, Jorquera is
still recovering and worked in isolation with a separate coach.
Possession and pressure
One of the main exercises of the day involved pressure and possession. The players divided
into three teams of three and the two groups without the ball had to apply pressure to get the ball
off the group that did. The players that started Tuesday’s match then returned to the
dressing rooms while the substitutes stayed behind to play a short game.