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22.02.2010 12:46

Barça arrive in Stuttgart

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At just alter midday on Monday, the Barça party led by Joan Laporta landed in Stuttgart ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash.

The players met at the Club’s training grounds for breakfast before leaving for Barcelona airport. The plane took off at about 11 am and arrived in Stuttgart some 90 minutes later.

The flight went off without incident and the players were whisked away from the airport by coach to their hotel. The temperature in Stuttgart was a bracing 8ºC.

Official uniform

For the first time this season, the players wore the new official uniform designed by Dsquared. Apart from the players and coaches, the party included Club president Joan Laporta, vice-presidents Joan Boix, Rafael Yuste and Albert Perrín, Board members Josep Anton Colomer, Patrick Auset and Xavier Bagués, as well as technical secretary Txiki Begiristain.

A busy afternoon

The players were taken by coach from the airport to the Hotel Marítimo. After lunch and a short rest, the players will go to the stadium, the VfB Stuttgart Arena, for a training session at 6.30 pm. Shortly before training, at 5.45 pm, Josep Guardiola and Lionel Messi will hold a press conference.