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Three leading members of Hansi Flick’s Barcelona squad linked back up with their teammates in training over the last 24 hours.
This comes amid ongoing preparations for a derby showdown with Espanyol this past weekend.
The most notable return came in the form of that of Ronald Araújo, who appears to have recovered from his recent mental troubles. His status for the weekend remains to be seen, though.
Midfield standout Pedri was also back in the thick of things in the open training session, following a fresh spell on the sidelines with a fitness complaint.
And last was fellow midfielder Dani Olmo. After spending the last month on the treatment table dealing with a shoulder injury, the former RB Leipzig man has been given the green light to take to the grass once more.
After featuring in only parts of the group session, however, he remains a doubt to take on Espanyol.
Conor Laird – GSFN