• Barcelona's Lionel Messi during training. Reuters
    Barcelona's Lionel Messi during training. Reuters
  • Barcelona's Arturo Vidal, Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Samuel Umtiti during training. Reuters
    Barcelona's Arturo Vidal, Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Samuel Umtiti during training. Reuters
  • Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele and Jean-Clair Todibo during training. Reuters
    Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele and Jean-Clair Todibo during training. Reuters
  • Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann and Sergio Busquets. Reuters
    Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann and Sergio Busquets. Reuters
  • Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. Reuters
    Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. Reuters
  • Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona's Nelson Semedo and Arturo Vidal. Reuters
    Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona's Nelson Semedo and Arturo Vidal. Reuters
  • Barcelona's Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Samuel Umtiti and Luis Suarez during training. Reuters
    Barcelona's Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Samuel Umtiti and Luis Suarez during training. Reuters
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Reuters
    Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Reuters
  • Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde Reuters
    Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde Reuters
  • Barcelona's Luis Suarez. EPA
    Barcelona's Luis Suarez. EPA
  • epa07940242 FC Barcelona's players Ousmane Dembele (L) and Samuel Umtiti (R) attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940242 FC Barcelona's players Ousmane Dembele (L) and Samuel Umtiti (R) attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940243 FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen (L) attends a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940243 FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen (L) attends a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940241 (L-R) FC Barcelona's Leo Messi , Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940241 (L-R) FC Barcelona's Leo Messi , Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940244 FC Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic (L), Leo Messi (2-L), Antoine Griezmann (2-R) and Arturo Vidal (R) attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940244 FC Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic (L), Leo Messi (2-L), Antoine Griezmann (2-R) and Arturo Vidal (R) attend a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940255 FC Barcelona's Jordi Alba (L) shares a light moment with teammate Luis Suarez (R) during a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940255 FC Barcelona's Jordi Alba (L) shares a light moment with teammate Luis Suarez (R) during a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940256 FC Barcelona's Frankie de Jong arrives to a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940256 FC Barcelona's Frankie de Jong arrives to a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
  • epa07940245 FC Barcelona's Ansu Fati (2-R) trains in front of the club's head coach, Ernesto Valverde (R), during a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia
    epa07940245 FC Barcelona's Ansu Fati (2-R) trains in front of the club's head coach, Ernesto Valverde (R), during a team's training session at Joan Gamper sport complex in Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain, 22 October 2019. The club prepares its upcoming UEFA Champions League group round soccer match against Slavia Prague at Prague's Eden Arena Stadium on 23 October. EPA/Alejandro Garcia

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann train with Barcelona ahead of Champions League trip to Slavia Prague - in pictures


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Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann all took part in Barcelona training as the Catalan club look to put the ongoing political turmoil behind them to secure a sixth straight victory across competitions.

The Spanish champions make their first trip to the Czech capital for a competitive fixture when they face Champions League underdogs Slavia Prague on Wednesday.

Ernesto Valverde's men eased past Eibar 3-0 away on Saturday with Messi, Luis and Griezmann all on target.

Their fifth straight competitive win - including a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in their last Champions League game - took them to the top of La Liga a point ahead of Real Madrid.

Last week Spain's "Big Two" agreed to postpone el clasico, which would have been a showdown for the top league spot, from next Saturday to December because of the protests in Catalonia.

Barcelona are second in Group F with four points from two matches, level on points with leaders Borussia Dortmund, who top the group on goal difference.

Dortmund travel to Milan to face Inter, who prop up the group with one point after being held by Slavia Prague on Matchday 1 followed by defeat to Barcelona.

Argentine forward Messi and French striker Griezmann were on Monday named among the 30 nominees for the 2019 Ballon d'Or.

Above is a picture gallery of Messi and the rest of the Barcelona squad training ahead of Wednesday's match.

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