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09.03.2009 11:53
Session with minds on Champions League
Marc Guillén
After a day’s holiday, Barça returned to work with their eyes on the Champions League game with Olympique Lyon. The injured Carles Puyol was not present.
Manager Josep Guardiola gave a day off to his players after they beat Athletic Club 2-0, but today they met again at the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper. The squad are now getting preparations under way for the European return leg against Olympique Lyon, which kicks off on Wednesday night at 20:45.
Botía continues with squad
Barça Atlètic centre back Alberto Botía once again trained
with the group, and will be in the squad for the match because both Alves and Cáceres are
suspended. With Puyol injured, Guardiola has problems putting together a defence, and has called
upon Botía because Abidal and Milito are also unfit. The other members of the squad enjoyed a
fairly routine training session.
They started with eight minutes of jogging around pitches one and two of the Sant Joan Despí complex.
With Champions League ball
They trained today sing the official Champions League match ball, so that they can adjust to the
slight difference between the ball used for European games and the one they use in La Liga.
