Ahead of the key last few weeks of the season, Barça have a break as their players fly off to all parts to play for their national teams, with a dozen stars missing from the training sessions over the next few days.

Euro 2012 qualifiers

Seven of the twelve players missing this week will be with European teams for Euro 2012 qualifiers. Six -Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Piqué, Valdés, Villa and Xavi -will be with Spain from Tuesday as Vicente del Bosque prepares for the games against the Czech Republic and Lithuania, whilst the seventh, Ibrahim Afellay, is with the Dutch squad for their two games against Hungary.

Brazil and Argentina friendlies

The Argentineans Messi, Mascherano and Milito have a long trip to play with their national side in New York and San José against USA and Costa Rica, whilst Dani Alves will only have to make the journey to London, where Brazil play a friendly against Scotland next Sunday.

Bojan and Fontàs with the under 21s

Bojan is the twelfth squad member on international duty after he was called up by Luis Milla for Spain’s under 21s, where he will be alongside Andreu Fontà for next Monday’s game against Belorussia at Alcalá de Henares. B team youngsters Miño, Thiago and Montoya are also in the under 21s squad.

All the international games with Barça players:

♦ Spain (Iniesta, Sergio, Piqué, Valdés, Villa and Xavi) 
   Spain – Czech Republic (Friday 25 March, 22.00 Granada)
   Lithuania – Spain ( Tuesday 29 March, 20.45 Kaunas)

♦ Holland (Afellay)  
   Hungary – Holland (Friday 25 March, 20.30 Budapest)
   Holland – Hungary ( Tuesday 29 March, 20.30 Amsterdam)

♦ Argentina (Messi, Milito and Mascherano)  
   USA – Argentina (Saturday 26 March. New York)
   Costa Rica – Argentina ( Tuesday 29 March. San José)

♦ Brazil (Alves)  
   Brazil – Scotland (Sunday 27 March, 15.00 London)

♦ Spain Under-21  (Bojan, Miño, Thiago, Montoya and Fontàs) 
   Spain – Belorussia (Monday 28 March. Alcalá de Henares)