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18.07.2008 10:08

Physical and strength work

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Pep Guardiola made the FC Barcelona team squad work on their strength, resistance and change of rhythm and speed during Friday morning's training session in the Miniestadi.

The players took to the pitch and with five minutes left before the scheduled 9.30am start, the entire group was ready to start and the coaches were able to begin with a few warm-up exercises.

Physical circuit

A total of 23 players were present and began with a physical circuit set out by coach Lorenzo Buenaventura that involved different obstacles and medicine ball exercises in different areas. The players divided in to four groups and work on their strength and speed. The three goalkeepers, Víctor Valdés, Albert Jorquera and José Manuel Pinto broke away to work with Juan Carlos Unzué. The remains formed the following groups:

- Crosas, Cáceres, Sylvinho, Piqué, Córcoles, Jeffren, Márquez, Gudjohnsen.
- Sergio Busquets, Oleguer, Víctor Sánchez, Pedrito, Abraham, Abidal.
- Henry, Hleb, Messi, Touré, Víctor Vázquez, Bojan.

Henry and Hleb

Aliaksandr Hleb and Thierry Henry have worked closely with the Frenchman helping his former Arsenal team-mate to adapt as quickly as possible to his new club and the new city. Throughout the training session the pair were rarely apart as Henry talked to Hleb about what each exercise involved.

Vázquez back in action

After not training for the past few days, Víctor Vázquez returned to normal on Friday and join the rest of the players in the Miniestadi session. The Barça Atlètic forward has almost fully recovered from his knock.