Breaking News: Seydou Keita back in training with Barcelona after returning from international duty
The Malian midfielder Seydou Keita resumed training with the Spanish side Barcelona after returning from international duty. Keita helped his side qualify for the African Cup of Nations on Saturday.
The former Sevilla midfielder is now back at the Nou Camp to train with the squad available to Josep Guardiola. Barcelona are currently training with a limited number of players as most of them are out to represent their countries.
Only a few first team players are left behind. Currently, the second choice goalkeeper Jose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032 is training for the Spanish Giants. Moreover, Maxwell did not receive a call from his country so he is still training with the Spanish club. The young
Barcelona youth product, Andreu Fontas is also training as the Spanish team has not yet called him to represent them.
Cesc Fabregas is still recovering from his hamstring injury. Eric Abidal also picked up a hamstring injury in the last game which Barcelona played but the Frenchman had to go with the French national team for their Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Andres Iniesta has also resumed training for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604. The Spaniard could not go for the international duty as he was also out injured. However, he is now back in training for the Spanish Champions.
Seydou Keita was joined by all of these first team players and ten Barca B players. Josep Guardiola made sure that he gives the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787 players a chance to train with the first team stars.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Keita-c33177 and all the other players returning from international duty were given three days off but they had to come back to training on Tuesday.
Barcelona will have most of their international players available to them by Wednesday and the team is going to prepare for their next La Liga fixture against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander on Saturday.
There were ten B team players who managed to train under Josep Guardiola on Tuesday. Masip, Kiko Femenia, Rodri, Muniesa, Rosell, Planas, Montoya, Riverola, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxwell-c25051 and Andreu
Fontas in training.
Barcelona will be facing Racing Santander on Saturday. Currently the Spanish Champions are at the top of the table and they are going to try and keep their position intact by winning their weekend fixture. However, it is going to be a tough task for Josep
Guardiola as he cannot get the required results whenever his players return from international fixtures.
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