Back to work at the Ciutat Esportiva

Barça carried out a training session on Tuesday at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper with Xavi Hernández's squad beginning preparations for Thursday's Copa del Rey tie against Unionistas de Salamanca. 

The workout was their first since the defeat on Sunday in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. The squad held a recovery session with all the available first team players as well as Astralaga, Kochen, M. Casadó, Marc Guiu, Cubarsí and H. Fort from Barça Atlètic.

The Copa del Rey last 16 tie will take place at the Estadio Municipal Reina Sofía in Salamanca on Thursday with kick off at 7.30pm CET.