- Title: SOCCER-SPAIN/BARCELONA Messi, Neymar and Suarez back with Barcelona
- Date: 31st July 2015
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (JULY 31, 2015) (REUTERS) FORWARDS NEYMAR (LEFT) AND LUIS SUAREZ ARRIVING AT TRAINING SESSION MIDFIELDERS RAKITIC AND ARDA TURAN ARRIVING AT TRAINING SESSION TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS VARIOUS OF PLAYERS SPEAKING AT TRAINING SESSION FORWARD LIONEL MESSI TALKING WITH SUAREZ, NEYMAR AND PIQUE PLAYERS TRAINING ARDA TURAN TRAINING GOALKEEPER TER STEGEN TRAIN
- Embargoed: 15th August 2015 13:00
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- Location: Spain
- Country: Spain
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: FC Barcelona trained on Friday (July 31) with full squad for the first time after completing their participation in the International Champions Cup.
It was the first opportunity to see Barcelona's impressive trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar training together alongside Arda Turan who joined the Catalan side from Atletico earlier this month.
The only absences were Claudio Bravo, who is still on holiday, right back Douglas who has a hamstring injury, and full back Thomas Vermalen whose partner is due to give birth shortly.
With Barcelona serving a two-window transfer ban in 2015, set after they broke the rules on signing under-age players, the club have focused their efforts on fast-tracking youth players to the senior squad in the absence of marquee signings.
Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal will have to wait until January before they can make their debuts with the club.
Barcelona's opening match of the season will be the UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Sevilla which will be played in Tbilisi, Georgia on August 11.
After completing a treble by winning the league, the King's Cup and the Champions League last season, expectations are high ahead of the up coming season. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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