18.02.2010 11:56
Chygrynskiy and Touré back in training
Vanessa Forns
Dmytro Chygrynskiy and Touré Yaya are both on the road to recovery. Both joined the rest of the squad for training on Thursday at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
On Wednesday, the duo had worked out in isolation, but that was not the case today. They joined in
with the warm-up and drills, which is all good news for Josep Guardiola, whose defensive problems
are now well over.
Work for Xavi
The people at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper were also delighted to
see that Xavi Hernández was there too. The midfielder jogged in the company of a fitness coach, as
he strives to recover from torn fibres in the semitendinosus muscle of his right thigh.
Alves the same as ever
Dani Alves is also working with injury concerns, and also jogged with
and without the ball in the company of a fitness coach.
Sergio Busquets has specific tasks
Sergio Busquets did not take part in the first part of the session, and instead did specific
exercises with another of the fitness specialists.
Reinforcements from Barça Atlètic
Including the four injured players, Alves, Touré, Chygrynskiy and Xavi,
there were 22 players involved in the session on pitch number one of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan
Gamper. These included the same three reserve players that were present on Wednesday, namely Marc
Bartra, Jonathan dos Santos and Thiago Alcántara.