Players bond over lunch in the La Masia gardens

Bonding time over lunch at Can Barça. After the Thursday training session at the Ciutat Esportiva, the first team squad and staff gathered for lunch together in the gardens of La Masia. President Joan Laporta and vice-president Rafael Yuste also dropped in for a visit.

The side are heading into the last five games of the season with their place in the next edition of the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup still to be confirmed.

The first of those games is against Mallorca on Sunday, when the team will be desperate to get a good result after a series of uncharacteristic setbacks at Camp Nou.