Following the recovery session on Thursday, after their efforts in the Champions League against Shakhtar, the first team players now have their minds firmly focused on the League, and specifically on the game against Almeria this Saturday.

21 players trained

In the preparatory training session which took place on Friday at the Joan Gamper training ground and, as usual on the day before a game, behind closed doors, a total of 19 first team players took part, as well as the goalkeepers from Luis Enrique’s B Team, Miño and Oier, who also trained with the team on Thursday.

The injured Carles Puyol didn’t participate, and continued his recovery process in the gym, while Abidal followed the trend of recent days and worked with a recovery coach. On the other hand, Pinto did some recovery work on his sprained left ankle, the injury he suffered during training on Wednesday and that prevented him from being part of the squad for the match against Shakhtar.