Recovery session in Kobe

After the win over Vissel Kobe in the first game of preseason, FC Barcelona carried out a recovery training session on Monday in Japan. The workout took place at the Noevir Stadium, the venue for the 3-1 victory on Sunday, before the team head to South Korea where they will play the remaining two fixtures of their 2025 Asian Tour. 

In Monday's session those players who featured less or not at all in Sunday's game took part in a five a side game. 

Three Barça Academy players 

The training session saw some VIP guests present as 85 children from the Barça Academies in Nara, Hiroshima and Aichi watched their heroes in action. Once the workout was complete, the young players were able to meet the Barça stars, Kounde and Araujo kicking a ball around with the Academy footballers on a day in Kobe they will never forget.