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25.04.2010 12:20

Recuperation session

Marc Guillén / Jordi Clos

Barça called upon the services of four youth team players to make up the numbers for their training session on Sunday morning as the focus turned to the visit of Inter in midweek.

Like always, the day after a game saw the players that were in the starting XI the day did not join in with the full practice. Most of those players took to the field wearing trainers.

The coaching staff chose to concentrate on recuperation and building up physical strength after a taxing game against Xerez while looking ahead to the midweek visit of Inter. Pep Guardiola chose to hold the session behind closed doors.

Abidal and Iniesta

Éric Abidal and Andrés Iniesta, who both missed the match on Saturday through injury, continued their respective recuperation programmes with fitness coaches on the pitch at the complex in Sant Joan Despí.

Jordi Masip, Martí Riverola, Rafa Alcántara and Isaac Cuenca made up the quartet of youngsters promoted to make up the numbers.