Five Thousand Fans Attend Barcelona Training In Palagrufell

Barca continue to set records, this time in a simple training session, as the Blaugrana prepare for another weekend Liga fixture...

By Cyrus C. Malek

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A throng of fans, a number that topped 5,000 as reported by the club's official website, attended Barcelona's training session held in the Catalunyan municipalitiy of Palafrugell today. Barca held their training in the neighboring city in celebration of the local club's 100-year anniversary.

In their first training session of the week, the team pose,d for photographs with the Palagrufell players, along with some of the 5,000 fans who came to watch their idols train.

Coach Pep Guardiola's training session today was an animated one, with the fans cheering every clever touch by the players. Thierry Henry was the only absentee from the session, as he continues to recover from a bout of stomach flu.


 
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