FC Barcelona resumed their current pre-season training in Los Angeles on Monday, with 12 players reportedly suffering from gastroenteritis.
Says virus is key to suspension of Barcelona’s first preseason game in US Last Saturday’s game against Juventus had to be suspended due to the player’s physical condition.
DT Javi Hernandez gave the team a day off on Sunday, and they played a double shift at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Monday, with the entire squad playing.
The only player not at his best and currently undergoing differentiated training is Athletic Bilbao core newcomer Inigo Martinez, who suffers from plantar fasciitis.
The situation in Barcelona’s concentrated area began to unravel on Sunday, with virus-infected players getting better and no new cases detected during Barca’s campaign.
A scheduled friendly against Juventus in Santa Clara, San Francisco was canceled, leaving none of the team’s four planned prep games on US soil.
that’s all Barcelona will make their pre-season tour debut on Wednesday Arsenal against Spaniard Mikel Arteta at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
After the showdown with Arsenal, Barca’s schedule includes a classic against Real Madrid in Dallas on Saturday 29 July and a final friendly against Milan in Las Vegas on 1 August.
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