04.10.2007 19:15
Rain marks Thursday’s training
Jesús Carrillo/Roger Bogunyà
The first team squad trained this Thursday evening under torrential rain at La Masia, ahead of this weekend’s home game against Atletico Madrid.
Zambrotta, Márquez and Touré Yaya, who’ve all suffered
injuries this week missed the session, whilst Oleguer Presas arrived late following a traffic
hold-up. Youngster Marc Crosas, who was also called up for the Levante and Stuttgart games, also
joined the session.
Rain impedes ball work
Although the players were all keen to train, the heavy rain made it impossible to do too much
with the ball and the session centered more on physical exercise and speed work. .
About an hour’s training
The players who figured on Tuesday night spent about an hour
on the training pitch, whilst Giovani, Milito, Ezquerro, Marc Crosas and Bojan – who only
played the last few minutes in Germany – stayed a little longer doing some circuit training
and shooting practice with Jorquera.