Monday recovery session

After beating Valencia 1-0 on Sunday, and also learning that their Liga lead has grown into double figures after Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw by Betis, the Barça squad returned to work on Monday morning. The Tito Vilanova field at the Ciutat Esportiva was the venue, where the first team were joined by Estanis Pedrola and Julián Araujo of Barça Atlètic and Angel Alarcón, Gerard Hernández and Gerard González of the U19A side.

With no midweek fixture, the new focus is the 9pm CET kick-off away to Athletic Club on Sunday night, which Xavi and his men have the luxury of a full week to prepare for.