• Lionel Messi, left, Luis Suarez, centre, and Arturo Vidal, right, attend a training session ahead of Barcelona's Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg against Liverpool. EPA
    Lionel Messi, left, Luis Suarez, centre, and Arturo Vidal, right, attend a training session ahead of Barcelona's Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg against Liverpool. EPA
  • Barcelona players, including Lionel Messi, centre, take part in a training session in Barcelona. EPA
    Barcelona players, including Lionel Messi, centre, take part in a training session in Barcelona. EPA
  • Lionel Messi, left, Jordi Alba, second right, and Barcelona players take part in a training session. EPA
    Lionel Messi, left, Jordi Alba, second right, and Barcelona players take part in a training session. EPA
  • Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde leads the training session. EPA
    Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde leads the training session. EPA
  • Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen takes part in a training session. AFP
    Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen takes part in a training session. AFP
  • Lionel Messi, left, and Luis Suarez warm-up during Barcelona's training session. AFP
    Lionel Messi, left, and Luis Suarez warm-up during Barcelona's training session. AFP
  • Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti heads the ball during the training session. Getty Images
    Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti heads the ball during the training session. Getty Images
  • Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal is conversation during the training session. AFP
    Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal is conversation during the training session. AFP
  • Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, right, stretches for the ball during the training session. Getty Images
    Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, right, stretches for the ball during the training session. Getty Images
  • Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi go through a warm-up during the training sesion. AFP
    Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi go through a warm-up during the training sesion. AFP

Football

Lionel Messi leads Barcelona training session ahead of Liverpool showdown - in pictures

Spanish league and cup champions take on the Premier League side in Wednesday night's Champions League semi-final, first leg

The National

May 01, 2019

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Barcelona will look to keep alive their hopes of a treble on Wednesday night when the Primera Liga and Copa del Rey champions take on Liverpool in the first leg of their Uefa Champions League semi-final at Camp Nou.

Ahead of their clash with the Premier League club, Barca - led by captain and star player Lionel Messi - took to the training pitch to go through their paces.

Barcelona are aiming to win their sixth European Cup and first since 2015. Liverpool are also five-time champions of Europe's premium club tournament and are looking to reach their second successive final, having lost last year's showpiece to Barca's great rivals, Real Madrid.

Check out the best pictures from Barcelona's training session in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows or thumbnails, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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