The squad eats at the Ciutat Esportiva and then will go by bus to Montjuïc for the match; same routine for the match against Madrid on Saturday
They are not scheduled at the same time, but can arrive freely and eat at their own pace.
The schedule of the matches against Shakhtar and Real Madrid means that there is a small change in routine for the FC Barcelona first team. At this time the Barça squad is at the Ciutat Esportiva. They were not scheduled at a specific time, but could ‘land’ on their own.
Nor was it planned that everyone would eat at the same time and together, but rather They had room to eat at their free will.. This system is followed this Wednesday prior to the match against the Ukrainian Champions team and will be repeated on Saturday in the classic. Everything a little earlier, logically, since the meeting is at 4:15 p.m., not at 6:45 p.m. And with digestion involved, meal time should be around 12:30.
Xavi, at the press conference prior to the Champions League
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It is not a big alteration as such, since It is common for footballers to stay and eat in the dining room of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. There is more direct control of the diet and they have everything at their disposal.
DO NOT GENERATE EXTRA PRESSURE
It is a way of doing ‘team building’, but without also ‘tying’ the footballers with very marked tempos or with added pressures. The idea is also not to generate anything ‘extra’ for the duel against Madrid, that it is not treated differently, something that would perhaps ‘revolutionize’ the squad and generate more ‘anxiety’, something that is not of interest either. There is already enough motivation for such a meeting.
Yes, in both cases, due to traffic and to avoid collapses (on Saturday due to the enormous expectation of the meeting) the idea is to leave with enough margin with the bus from Joan Gamper.