Focus switches to Real Madrid

Focus switches to Real Madrid

It’s a rollercoaster ride for Barca. Just hours after dumping Arsenal out of the Champions League, the players were back at the Club’s training grounds to prepare for Saturday’s vital match away to Real Madrid.

The training session began at 11.30 am. The players from last night’s team had a lighter session designed to loosen up tired muscles while the remainder of the squad trained normally. Meanwhile, Xavi, Milito and Touré worked out in the gym.

Piqué and Ibra

2010-04-07_ENTRENO_09.JPGGerard Piqué and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, neither of whom was available for the Arsenal match, trained separately from the main group and remain a doubt for the Real Madrid game.

Training opportunity for youngsters

The senior players were joined by four youngsters from the reserve and youth squads: Jonathan dos Santos and Fontàs, who also trained with the first team on Monday and Carles Planas and Albert Dalmau from the youth team.