Joint training session between the Barcelona first-team squad and Barça Atletic

Joint training session between the Barcelona first-team squad and Barça Atletic The international break has forced FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick to work with a much smaller group than usual in recent days. After all, as many as 17 Barça players are currently away with their respective national teams, leaving the manager with only six fit senior players at his disposal. Joint training session As such, Flick used Wednesday morning’s session to bring together the available first-team players with footballers from Barça Atletic at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper . The session was marked by numerous absences from both squads, with a large number of players away on international duty. Representing the first team were Alejandro Balde, Brian Farinas, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, Wojciech Szczesny and Gerard Martin. From Barça Atletic came Eder Aller, Max Bonfill, Guillem Victor, Walton, Landry Farre, Ignasi Quer, Nil Vicens, Alex Gonzalez, Ibrahim Diarra, Shane Kluivert, Javi Castro, Juan Ybarra, Adam Argemi, Hafiz Gariba and Abdul Aziz Issah. On Flick’s radar Among those involved, Eder Aller is one of the players who has spent the most time recently training with the first team, and serving as the third-choice goalkeeper on occasions. Others such as Gonzalez, Gariba, Diarra and Kluivert are also familiar with the German coach’s methods after starting pre-season with the first team this summer. In fact, Gariba is one player worth keeping an eye on , particularly now that Andreas Christensen has picked up an injury and the need for reinforcements at centre-back has increased. Flick and Belletti kept a close eye on the players throughout a session shaped by the international break. Bringing together first-team and reserve-team players allowed the squad to maintain its training rhythm during a week in which international call-ups have significantly reduced the size of the usual group. The Barcelona first team will train again on Thursday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper . There will be another session on Friday before the players disperse for a mini-vacation for the next nine days . The squad is then expected to reconvene for training on October 5 as the Blaugrana will kickstart preparations for the La Liga game against Getafe after the international break.