Barcelona veteran still missing from training, 12 reserve team players called up

FC Barcelona have been going through a bit of a slump lately. After most recently drawing 1-1 to Valencia, their hopes of retaining the La Liga title hang by a thread.

And now the Catalan giants gear up to face Almeria tomorrow at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Ahead of the encounter, Xavi organized a joint training session today comprising the senior players in addition to a large chunk of the youth players.

Marcos Alonso still out

Mundo Deportivo have come out to name a list of the players who participated in this training session, with a notable exclusion of Marcos Alonso, who continues to suffer from back discomfort.

The 32-year-old Alonso has not played for Barcelona in over a month after making one appearance in a 0-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League.

With his potential return shrouded in uncertainty, it remains to be seen whether he will be back in time to face off against Club America in Texas.

Alonso’s absence depletes the Barça back-line significantly, as Xavi is also missing the services of Inigo Martinez.

Youngsters that participated

Coach Xavi called on a large number of players from the reserve team to finish FC Barcelona’s final training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on Tuesday in preparation for tomorrow’s match against Almeria.

The training session included goalkeepers Ander Astralaga and Diego Kochen, defenders Héctor Fort, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Mamadou Mbacke, and Mikayil Faye, midfielders Marc Casadó, Pau Prim, and Unai Hernández, and forwards Marc Guiu and Ángel Alarcón.

As per the report, it appears that the aforementioned names could travel to Dallas to play the friendly against Club América.