The manager returned to training after attending, for the Last two days, the Manager’s Forum organised by UEFA. Pique and Adriano continued to train away from the group.
The last first team training session of the week saw Pep Guardiola back in charge, absent for the
two previous sessions as he was in Nyon, together with other European football managers. Due to the
absentees on international duty, it was again a joint session with the reserves, who on Sunday
(18.00) are away at Cartagena.
Five 'available' first team players
So, without the 14 players who are with their national teams, pitch number 2 of the
Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper saw five first team players take part: Fontàs, Pinto, Maxwell, Puyol,
and Afellay, the last three without medical clearance. The injured Gerard Pique and Adriano Correia
carried on with recovery work outside the main group.
Break until Tuesday
The first team will have three days off. They won’t return to the training ground until
Tuesday at 9.30. Barça’s next game is away at Real Sociedad on Saturday of next week (18.00)
in the second League game of the season.