Barcelona were back in training on Friday but were once again without captain Lionel Messi as they began preparations for Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against Athletic.
Messi remains a doubt for the game after missing the semi-final win over Real Sociedad on Wednesday due to a minor leg injury.
Barca confirmed the players had a light session on Friday with those players who started the game against La Real doing “post-match recovery work,” while the rest “played a training match against a mixture of Barça B and U19A players.”
Yet Messi did not join the group at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper and continued to do recovery work alone, according to multiple reports.