Back to where we belong
Updated On: 10 May, 2020 12:44 PM IST | Madrid | AFP
Lionel Messi & Co take field as giants Barcelona return to training for the first time since Coronavirus halted action in mid-March; Sevilla, Villarreal, Osasuna, Leganes train too

Barcelona's star striker Lionel Messi during a training session on Friday. Pic /AFP
Barcelona returned to training after the La Liga champions allowed their stars to enter their facility to prepare for a potential restart to football in Spain. Lionel Messi and company took the fields at Joan Gamper training centre for individual sessions, for which the players arrived alone in kit and took to the three pitches without passing through the changing rooms. As well as doing their routines, they were also subjected to tests to see what effect two months of Coronavirus quarantine has had on their bodies.
"Finally, we are getting back to normal. We hope to carry on and then get back to enjoying what we like most," Arturo Vidal told sports daily Marca. Sevilla, Villarreal, Osasuna and Leganes also returned to training, while Real Madrid—who were two points behind league leaders Barca when play stopped in mid-March—will likely start again on Monday should their players pass virus tests carried out on Wednesday.
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