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06.01.2009 12:20

Workout for players not selected

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The players that were not picked in the squad for the Copa del Rey match on Tuesday night trained earlier in the day at La Masia. Only Márquez, who is carrying a minor injury, and Puyol, who has a fever, were missing.

It was a freezing cold morning on which the players left out by Josep Guardiola made their way to La Masia. The session started at 11.00, with Márquez absent due to a pulled hamstring in his left leg as well Puyol, who has gone down with the flu.

Five players

So there were five first team players training at La Masia: Hleb, Gudjohnsen, Xavi, Valdés and Eto’o. After the warm up drills they divided up. Valdés worked with Aureli Altimira, while the others honed their ball control.

Later, Hleb, Gudjohnsen and Xavi went jogging, and Eto’o worked with a circuit that culminated with taking shots against Valdés.