With Keita the latest player to go off on international duty, Barça were left with just five first team squad members in training at the Ciutat Esportiva today.
The mass exodus of international players continues apace at Can Barça with Seydou Keita off to play
with Mali, making it 14 players not training with the remnants of the squad on Thursday.
Bare bones
Pitch number 2 saw the bare bones of the squad in training this morning and today
they were not joined by the Barça B squad, who were preparing for Sunday’s game against
Cartagena – with just Masip, Deulofeu, Femenía and Lobato attending.
With Pep Guardiola attending the Elite Coaches’ Forum in Nyon, Tito Vilanova took the
session and worked with Pinto, Fontàs and the injured Puyol, Maxwell and Afellay. Adriano and
Muniesa both continued with their recovery programmes, whilst Piqué worked in the gym.
Last training of the week on Friday
The remnants of the squad will be back in training on Friday at 9.30, with the
first quarter of an hour open to the public. This will be the final training of the week, as the
players have been given a few days off.