FC Barcelona enjoyed a relaxed training session on Monday, where the jokes and the good vibes overflowed in the field number 2 of the Ciutat Esportiva, to the point that even Quique Setién ended up paying the duck for his desire to participate in the rondos, with the penance of the “hall of collejas”. In any case, the Cantabrian coach did not go it alone: he had the collaboration of Nelson Semedo. And it is that the two ended up in the center of a rondo and were unable to prevent the twenty touches of rigor.
In the post game session against Villarreal, and as usual, Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann stayed at the gym. Those who did not participate in the training were Frenkie de Jong, Samuel Umtiti and Junior Firpo, the three injured.
The Dutch midfielder, with a soleus injury to his right leg, is expected to rejoin after the derby against Espanyol in order to be available for Saturday's game against Valladolid. Quite the opposite of the French central defender, who has practically finished the season by starting conservative therapeutic treatment of about four weeks due to a relapse in his discomfort in his left knee. And finally, Junior Firpo will also not be against Espanyol due to discomfort in his right hip, which already prevented him from traveling to Castellón at the weekend.
Thus, Setién reaches the derby against Espanyol on Wednesday with three confirmed losses, so he has only 15 available first-team players, of whom six are also on the verge of suspension: Messi, Suárez, Piqué, Vidal, Rakitic and Braithwaitand.
The team will exercise this Tuesday at 9.30 am and Setién will later give the call and the press conference for the match against Espanyol (10 pm) at Camp Nou.