FCBARCELONA.CAT

03.11.2008 12:25

Team announcement on Tuesday

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The team for the game against Basel will be announced on Tuesday after the last training session prior to the match. The players trained this Monday morning as this afternoon they are going to the funeral of Unzué’s father.

The football first team trained this Monday morning at the official session prior to their Champions League clash with Basel. Although the session had initially been planned for the evening, in the end it was held at 10.15 am so that the team could attend the funeral of Juan Carlos Unzué’s father , which is to be held in Orkoien in Navarra.

21 players

After Sunday’s recovery session, Barça trained today in preparation for this Tuesday’s Champions League game against Basel (8.45 pm). 21 players turned up at a sunny Camp Nou, in stark contrast to the heavy rain on Sunday.

The only players missing were Keita, who continued with recovery work at La Masia, and Abidal and Milito who are also sidelined with injury.

Training and team announcement on Tuesday

Although at first it was planned to get the players together for the game this Monday after returning from Navarra, in the end they will do so after their last pre-match training session at noon on Tuesday.

Josep Guardiola will announce the squad for the game after this session and at 1.30 pm the team will head off for its hotel to count down the hours to the Basel game.