04.02.2011 19:04

19 players in the penultimate session

Edgar Fornós / Vanessa Forns

Barça are fully focussed on Saturday’s game with Atlético Madrid. 18 first team players plus thiago trained in the penultimate session before the match.

Josep Guardiola’s men started work at 18.00 in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper with the focus once again on their 22nd league match of the season against a side that has often caused them trouble in the past.

Iniesta with the group

Iniesta, who trained with the squad for the first time on Thursday after straining his back on Monday, seemed able to cope with all of the regular demands of a session that was held behind closed doors.

Injured Puyol and Jeffren away

José Manuel Pinto, who stayed in the gym after featuring in Wednesday’s cup game in Almeria was back on the field, so the only players absent were the injured Puyol and Jeffren, who did recovery exercises elsewhere.

18 first team players + Thiago

That meant that all 18 fit players were there today, plus just one member of the Barça B squad, Thiago Alcántara.