Full focus on Las Palmas

The Barça players have had very little time to celebrate new year because they have a game right around the corner. They'll be at the Estadio Gran Canari, home of Unión Deportiva Las Palmas this Thursday at 9.30pm CET.

Xavi Hernández continued his preparations for the game with all of the available players at training on Tuesday morning, including youngsters Astralaga, Kochen, Pau Prim, Albert Navarro, Cubarsí and Hector Fort, all of whom may well be included in his plans for the canary islands or the Copa del Rey clash with Barbastro just three days later.

But the big news of the day was the sight of Iñigo Martínez, who has been out for the last few weeks with a femoral biceps injury, back out on the pitch and able to join in with the same exercises as the rest of the team.