Final preparations for the Champions League Semi Final behind closed doors

Barcelona’s first team is continuing with its preparations for the upcoming first leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester United. Our today’s training was held at the Miniestadi and was preceded behind closed doors.

Henry, Thuram and Edmilson were absent…

Henry, Thuram and Edmílson were all three missing from the training as were the injured Ronaldinho and Jorquera. Henry still has a high temperature which stopped him from joining his teammates at Miniestadi for training this Monday. Thuram was given the morning off by the club and is to train this afternoon, while Edmílson stayed in the gym due to problems in his back area.

The players began training as usual with a warm-up, though Gaby Milito spent the first few minutes apart from the rest of the squad as he worked with a fitness coach as part of his recovering program.

Training on Tuesday

The Barça players will be training again this Tuesday at 7.30 pm. Prior to that Rijkaard and a player will be at a press conference set for 6.45 pm. After the training session, which will be open to the press for the first 15 minutes, the team will head off for their pre-match hotel.