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Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann
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Lionel Messi with the ball during a training session at Joan Gamper sports city in Barca returned to training after 56 days in lockdown, All pictures AFP/FC Barcelona
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Barcelona's Spanish coach Quique Setien wearing a face mask as he takes training
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Spanish defender Junior Firpo gives a thumbs-up during the training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi
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Spanish defender Jordi Alba
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German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
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Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal
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French defender Samuel Umtiti
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Spanish defender Sergi Roberto
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Barcelona's Gerard Pique runs with the ball
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Barcelona's head coach Quique Setien
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Luis Suarez on the run
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Leo Messi at the training session
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Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong
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Barca defender Gerard Pique
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Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann
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Lionel Messi with the ball during a training session at Joan Gamper sports city in Barca returned to training after 56 days in lockdown, All pictures AFP/FC Barcelona
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Barcelona's Spanish coach Quique Setien wearing a face mask as he takes training
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Spanish defender Junior Firpo gives a thumbs-up during the training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi
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Spanish defender Jordi Alba
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German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
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Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal
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French defender Samuel Umtiti
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Spanish defender Sergi Roberto
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Barcelona's Gerard Pique runs with the ball
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Barcelona's head coach Quique Setien
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Luis Suarez on the run
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Leo Messi at the training session
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Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong
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Barca defender Gerard Pique
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Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann
Samuel Umtiti picks up calf injury on return to Barcelona training
French defender had been struggling with knee and foot issues
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09 May, 2020
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