FCBARCELONA.CAT

23.05.2008 12:13

Last training at Masia

Sandra Sarmiento/Roger Bogunyà

FC Barcelona first team trained on Friday for the last time of the 2007/08 season.

Only four players (Ezquerro, Pinto, Bojan and Oleguer) were there, as Valdés is training with the Catalan national team, and Gudjohnsen has been given permission to attend to other duties. Márquez (with an injury to his Achilles heel) and Edmílson (knee) were also away doing recovery work and did not set foot on the pitch.

Five reserves

Like on Thursday, five reserve team players were added to the mix to make up the numbers, namely Rueda, Fali, Urbano, Álex Ruiz and De la Puente. They were also joined by some of the B team coaching staff for the final session of the year.

Game to end

After the usual exercises, Rijkaard arranged a seven-a-side match. Wearing orange were Bojan (in goal), Oleguer, Rueda, Pinto and Álex Ruiz and two coaches, including Unzué) The side without bibs was made up of Fali, Urbano, Ezquerro, De la Puente, plus Eusebio and Rijkaard and the utility man.

Albert Jorquera, stayed apart to continue his own specific recovery programme, doing circuits based on strength and resistance.