PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 20: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona warms up before the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD3 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes on October 20, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Franco Arland/Getty Images)
A whole host of leading Barcelona players reported to the club’s training base on Thursday, despite having been afforded the day off to rest.
This of course comes ahead of a crucial outing for the Blaugrana this coming weekend.
Hansi Flick’s troops are fresh off being condemned to a first defeat of the campaign on Tuesday, at the hands of reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca’s challenging schedule, though, does not let up there, with a La Liga showdown with arch rivals Real Madrid to come at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night.
Amid a testing stretch for his squad as a collective, Hansi Flick therefore made the call to afford Barcelona’s players an extra day of rest on Thursday.
But as alluded to above, despite as much, a number of high-profile stars nevertheless reported to the Ciutat Esportiva. As per a report from journalist Carlos Monfort of Diario Sport, all of the following were spotted at the Catalans’ training base earlier today:
Pedri, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Xavi Espart, Wojciech Szczęsny and Lamine Yamal, as well as the injured Roony Bardghji, Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé, Eric García and Dani Olmo.
❗️ ¡Lamine Yamal se suma al entrenamiento voluntario antes del Clásico!
El extremo azulgrana acaba de entrar en estos instantes a las instalaciones de Sant Joan Despí.
Semana de Clásico y gala del Balón de Oro para el de Rocafonda. @sport pic.twitter.com/IxeXUpPZvi
— Carlos Monfort (@monfortcarlos) October 22, 2026
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