16.08.2010 20:05

Pinto back in training

Sandra Sarmiento / Vanessa Forns

The countdown begins to the return leg of the Super Cup and the good news on Monday evening was the return to training of José Manuel Pinto for the first time since picking up an injury last week.

The squad was back in training on Monday evening after enjoying a day’s rest on Sunday. The players have a busy week ahead of them as they prepare to overturn the adverse result suffered against Sevilla last Saturday, but for the first time this pre-season manager Pep Guardiola has a full squad of players to work with.

28 players

The session included 20 players from the senior squad plus 8 from Barça B - Oier, Miño, Sergi Gómez, Jonathan, Thiago, Oriol Romeu, Victor Vázquez and Fontàs. The best news of the day was the reappearance of José Manuel Pinto, who worked alongside his team-mates for the first part of the session. Fans will remember that the goalkeeper suffered a muscle injury in training last Wednesday.

Ibra and Hleb absent

However, Ibrahimovic was unavailable for training due to a throat infection while Hleb had a problem in his right foot and stayed behind to exercise in the gym.