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12.04.2009 13:23

19 players for Germany

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Pep Guardiola has called up 19 players for the second leg of Barça’s Champions League quarter final tie. The players left out are Márquez, who is suspended, Jorquera, Pedro and Víctor Sánchez.

Gerard Piqué, Touré Yaya and José Manuel Pinto are the new faces in the 19-man squad which is to travel to Bavaria for the return leg of Barça’s Champions League quarter final tie against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Also making the trip will be Éric Abidal who got the green light from club doctors before Saturday’s clash with Recreativo.

The players who have been left out are Albert Jorquera, Pedro Rodríguez and Víctor Sánchez, while Rafa Márquez is suspended and Gaby Milito injured.

Training at Sant Joan Despí

The team has trained this Sunday at the club’s Ciudad Deportiva facility behind closed doors. Alves, Valdés and Gudjohnsen, who received treatment for knocks picked up yesterday, were the only ones not to come out onto the pitch.

Reserve team players Gai, Thiago, Córcoles, Botía, Xavi Torres, Solano and Rayo took part in the session.