10.09.2009 19:23
Internationals return to training
Edgar Fornós / Roger Bogunyà
The players that had been away on international duty recently nearly all returned to training on Thursday evening with only Lionel Messi and Daniel Alves still away.
While the duo were heading back from their respective games in South America, the other eight
players were present as Gerard Piqué, Sergi Busquets, Xavi, Thierry Henry, Éric Abidal, Dmytro
Chygrynskiy and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all reported for duty at the Ciutat Esportiva.
Chygrynskiy’s debut
All the squad returned and knew what to expect from the training session
apart from a debutant as Chygrynskiy worked alongside his new team-mates for the first time since
joining the club from Shakhtar Donetsk.
No Bojan
Bojan Krkic, who has been called up to the Under-20 World Cup squad by Luis Milla, did not
participate in training either as he remained in the complex to work on his recuperation.
Henry did take to the field, but he spent much of the session working away from the rest of
the squad.
Five youngsters
There were 16 first team players present and also five players from the youth ranks were
called up with Armando, Nolito, Gai, Ilie and Espinosa making up the numbers.