{"id":1248507,"date":"2022-02-23T15:21:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1248507"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:44:59","slug":"barcelona-training-day-off-napoli","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/barcelona-training-day-off-napoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Why nine Barcelona players turned up for training on their day off ahead of Napoli clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nine Barcelona players have reportedly taken part in a &#8216;voluntary&#8217; training session ahead of Thursday&#8217;s Europa League clash with Napoli after Xavi gave his players the day off.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barca are set to meet Napoli in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie for the knockouts, with the opening fixture finishing 1-1 at the Camp Nou last week after Piotr Zielinski broke the deadlock, before Ferran Torres restored parity with a second-half penalty.<\/p>\n<h2>Napoli vs Barcelona betting tips from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/napoli-vs-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka Bet<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pedri to assist a goal @5\/1 with William Hill<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/bet365-sports?q=uk-all-con-mab-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ferran Torres over 1.5 shots @4\/7 with bet365<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is believed Xavi gave his players a day off from training after their thumping 4-1 win over Valencia at the weekend, in which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick, with the former midfield maestro cautious to not overwork his charges.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/nueve-voluntarios-napoles-13272614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> suggest as many as nine Barcelona players turned up at the club&#8217;s training complex, Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, for a &#8216;voluntary&#8217; 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