Josep Guardiola and his team prepared for the next UCL game at the Camp Nou directly after the coach and Leo Messi had attended to the press. The session began at 18.30 and was open to the media for the first fifteen minutes. 19 players have been named in the squad.

There were 21 players involved in the session, for the first team stars were joined by the B team’s Isaac Cuenca and Jonathan Dos Santos. Cesc Fàbregas did join in with some of the session as he did on Monday, but Alexis Sánchez worked in total isolation.

Disregarding the injured Afellay, Piqué, Cesc and Alexis, Josep Guardiola has 17 players to choose from, plus the aforementioned pair from Eusebio Sacristán’s side, going into the third match of the Champions League group stage.

12.00 session on Wednesday

Once the session ended, and as always for Champions League games, the players left for the hotel where they will be staying the night. They will return to the Camp Nou for more training on Wednesday morning and then go back to the hotel for lunch and a rest before returning to the stadium in good time for the 20.45 kickoff against Viktoria Plzeň.