Josep Guardiola will take his 19 man squad to stay overnight at a local hotel tonight ahead of Tuesday’s game against Milan. The squad trained at the Nou Camp this evening in their next to last session before the game.
Squad list
Valdés, Pinto, Alves, Fàbregas, Puyol, Xavi, Villa, Iniesta, Messi, Thiago, Mascherano, Keita,
Sergio, Pedro, Maxwell, Afellay, Adriano, Abidal and Fontàs.
Four months after beating Real Madrid in the semi finals of the competition at the Camp Nou, Barça
will again be on the Champions League trail on Tuesday night and this evening the stadium was full
of the Champions League atmosphere, as both teams held press conferences and Guardiola’s men
trained on the Camp Nou pitch.
Only two injured players
Guardiola will be without Alexis Sánchez and Gerard Piqué for the start
of the Champions League campaign and the two worked apart on their recovery from injury as the rest
of the players trained on the Camp Nou pitch. B team defender Marc Muniesa also trained on the Camp
Nou pitch – working out with first team trainers as he aimed to recovery from his own injury.
Pinto back in the fold
As usually happens for European games, Pep Guardiola has decided to take the squad
to the Hotel La Florida for the night. The 19 man squad includes keeper José Manuel Pinto, who
completed his European suspension with the final of the European Super Cup.
The squad will train at the Camp Nou on Tuesday at noon behind closed doors.