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23.11.2007 12:51

Ronaldinho, Touré and Abidal return

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Ronaldinho, Touré Yaya and Éric Abidal all returned to training on Friday after returning from representing their national teams, while Giovani Dos Santos worked alone after being told he will miss the next two matches.

As is now the norm, the final training session before a game was held behind closed doors at Camp Nou as the Blaugrana continued their preparations for the visit of Recreativo on Saturday evening. While Touré and Abidal rejoined the rest of the squad in their first session back, Ronaldinho trained to the side as he had only just returned from Brazil.

Deco and Edmílson continued with the specific recovery schedules, which have now merged and allowed the Brazilian-born duo to work together as they bid to regain full fitness.

On the pitch in front of La Masia, Dos Santos worked alone as he looks to recover from a ligament strain in his left ankle. While the medics are pleased with the progress, the Mexican is still feeling some pain. He will now miss the game against Recre and the Champions League outing in midweek.