According to an announcement by the club’s Medical Services, the Barça manager will not be at Friday evening’s training session at 18.00, and his presence on the bench against Zaragoza on Saturday at the Camp Nou will be conditioned by the way things develop.

Guardiola went into hospital on Thursday morning after sitting on the Mestalla bench for the game with Valencia on Wednesday, even though his back pain is getting worse. After a medical examination, it has been revealed that the Barça coach has a slipped disc and will need to receive pharmacological and epidural treatment.