The venue was the Ciutat Esportiva, where things got going at 9.30, with the fifteen made up of 14 first team members and Jonathan dos Santos of the B team.

Xavi was still absent, for he is following a specific individual programme, and Puyol is still recovering from injury. Bojan has been given permission to concentrate on sorting out his future and the five South Americans are still on holiday.

Fitness work

It was a demanding session in which there was plenty of circuit training concentrating on changes of pace, strength and resistance. The goalkeepers worked separately with Juan Carlos Unzué until the final section, when everyone gathered for a game on a downsized pitch. In a game without goalkeepers, they played outfield.