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20.08.2007 12:21

Last week before official debut

Sergi Nogueras

Barça started the build-up to the new league season on Monday, but Rijkaard will not be able to train with his full squad until Thursday.

Wednesday is an international day, so Rijkaard will only be able to train with a third of his squad until Thursday. The players that have not been called up for international duty will train every day, apart from Gudjohnsen, who is still recovering from injury.

Daily sessions

The first training session was on Monday at 18.30. On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be further training at la Masia at 10.00 am, and on Thursday, with everybody back together, training will move to the evening at 18.30.

Double duty on Friday

Friday will be the only day the squad will train twice. Rijkaard will be fine tuning things for the league commencement in sessions at 10.00 and 18.30, both in La Masia..

Weekend plans

The build-up ends on Saturday with a final session before the game in Santander on Sunday. At the end of the session, Frank Rijkaard will announce the official squad and the players will head north that evening and to stay the night in the city where they face Racing in the first game of the new league season.