The Barça coach only has six players from the first team because of the national team break
As usual in these cases, he called on several homegrown players, some already regulars, to complete the group
Xavi Hernández led a reduced training session this Wednesday with the players of the squad who have not had to attend the call of their national teams. The Barça coach worked with his players at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper facilities, although the next league match, against Real Betis on September 16 at the Estadi Olímpic, is still a long way off.
Xavi gave Tuesday as a holiday to the players who are still in Barcelona but this Wednesday they have already returned to work so that they do not suffer such a long break without competing. The coach from Valles could only count on goalkeeper Iñaki Peña, with the already recovered Iñigo Martínez as well as Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto and Ferran Torres. In addition, the injured Ronald Araujo and Pedri are in dry dock.
In order to complete the session, Xavi also had some players from the subsidiary and grassroots footballsome of whom are already regulars in the first team group, such as Fermín López, Marc Casadó and Pau Cubarsí.
Some of them, like Fermín López, are expected to reinforce Rafa Márquez’s Barça Atlètic this coming weekend in the match against Nàstic de Tarragona (Sunday, September 10, 7:30 p.m.).