
The draw in the derby against Espanyol has not gone down well with Barcelona. The point taken against their city rivals and the failure to escape at the top of La Liga has not gone down well with the coaching staff.
Coach Çavi has brought back the football players, who had a day off on January 1. The team went down to the training field to immediately start preparations for the next challenges.
An unexpected action on the part of the 42-year-old, who in this way prefers to keep the players in tension and be ready for the second part of the season.
The busy schedule is another factor expected to keep Barcelona's players focused. The duel against InterCity in the King's Cup will serve the coach Cavi to test footballers who have not played much in this period, to save them for the January 8 challenge against Atletico Madrid.
Ruining the plans for the day off shows that the technician has a lot of faith in this group, having some goals to achieve. One of those trophies is undoubtedly the one in the Spanish La Liga, now that European glory is out of reach after being eliminated from the Champions League.