Christensen to Miss Las Palmas Clash

Christensen Absent Against Las Palmas Andreas Christensen is notably absent from FC Barcelona’s training session this Good Friday, ahead of the clash against UD Las Palmas on Saturday at 9:00 PM at Montjuïc. The Danish center-back did not join the rest of his teammates and logically appears to be sidelined against the Islanders. Pending Xavi Hernández’s comments in the press conference at 1:00 PM, Christensen seems not to have recovered from Achilles tendon discomfort that also kept him out of action with his national team during the last international break. However, Ferran Torres is on the Tito Vilanova training ground, likely to be the major inclusion in the squad list. Also training seemingly normally with the group are Ronald Araujo – who had a precautionary rest with Uruguay – and Robert Lewandowski, who accumulated many minutes with Poland and might not feature against the yellow-clad team.

‘Boisterous’ Tunnel of Pats Incidentally, the Pole has been one of the players subjected to the typical ‘tunnel of pats’ celebration due to his qualification for the Euros. Also passing through this celebratory rite were Lamine and Cubarsí – after their performance with the national team -, Ferran Torres – upon his return – and Joao Cancelo, after passing medical tests.

Xavi Relies on the Senegalese Wall In the training session, Xavi Hernández continued to rely on the Senegalese center-backs from the reserve team, Mika Faye and Mamadou Mbacke, for the second consecutive day. Also present were the regulars Héctor Fort, Marc Guiu, Marc Casadó, and Diego Kochen.