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21.09.2009 12:28

19 players for Santander

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Barça manager Josep Guardiola, will be taking all of the players he has available on the trip to Racing Santander. A total of 19 players will travel to the Cantabrian capital.

After having a day off on Sunday, the first team returned to training on Monday. With no time to wallow in the victory over Atlético Madrid, Josep Guardiola’s side are already preparing for their next league game, which will be a road trip to Santander.

19 in the side

Once the session, which include the presence of Gerard Piqué despite his injury on Saturday, was over, Josep Guardiola announced his squad for Racing, which is basically the 19 players he has at his disposition. So one hour before the start of the match, he will have to decide which player he will be leaving out.

Overnight in Santander

The side will fly to Santander on Tuesday, and will leave the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper at 10.00 for a transfer to El Prat airport, where their flight leaves at 11.00 and arrives in the northern town at 12.20.

The game between Racing and Barça will kick off at 10.00 in the evening, and the players will stay the night in Santander and return to Barcelona on Wednesday morning. They will arrive at around 12.20, and from there will go direct to the Ciudad Deportiva for a training session.