Guardiola directs his first training at the club with the novelty of Messi and brings together about 3,000 fans

Josep Guardiola went this afternoon their first training at the helm of the first team of FC Barcelona, a meeting open to the public that brought together some 3,000 fans at the Miniestadi and that was the main novelty presence of Argentine striker Messi, newcomer today his country and he retired rather than the other players.

Messi advanced his return a few days, as originally cited for Saturday, along with other players (Samuel Eto'o, Dani Alves and Seydou Keita), which also disputed parties with their selections at the end of the last campaign, and participated normally in Barca the first training under the direction of Guardiola.

The Argentine landed in Barcelona in the morning, went through the Camp Nou and evening dress was already short train Champions League with Barca, who expects the FIF would allow it to retain the player.

The emergence of Messi, who was among the players ovation by the fans next to the couple canterano Bojan Krkic was the great novelty of the first training of 'Guardiola was', involving a total of 21 players, of whom 15 are part of the first team and six other youths are the subsidiary.

He also stressed the with the rest of the staff club. On Saturday, is subject to the medical evidence that most of his companions carried out on Monday on the day prior to the first sessions of fieldwork.

In the coming days, moreover, Barcelona and Messi should resolve the conflict emerged following the player's willingness to go to the Olympic Games in Beijing, which has been convened by the selection argentina and to prevent the play previous round of the presence of two of Barca reinforcements for the new campaign, Martin Caceres defenses and Gerard Pique. In training, after a first part focuses on physical preparation, Guardiola ordered after the first exercises with the ball club 2008/09 and ended the session with the dispute of a game.

In his first campaign at the club, Bojan leads and ten goals in the League; Raul scored one fewer

Bojan Krkic is destined to make history. With the parish Supporters of FC Barcelona doing memory to remember the last goal of his team, participated in Linyola Noi of the goals endorsed at the club Valencia (6-0) with two goals. The canterano also scored his tenth in league, one of which Raul got in his first campaign with Real Madrid.

Like the player White, Bojan wants to mark an epoch in the Nou Camp. In his first season with the first team, has scored ten goals in 28 league games and is, along with Messi, the second top scorer of Barca in the domestic championship behind Eto'o.

Yesterday, despite jumping on the pitch in the twenty minutes into the second half and with the marker clearly pro-Barça, canterano not be hid. Very active during the time that stepped on the pitch, used to perfection opportunities presented to it. The result of their will, Bojan got two goals in eight minutes and showed why he is called to be the striker's future in this team.

Moreover, yesterday scored Barca's goal number 200, was the coach in the league. It was at the 58 minute duel against Valencia when a thread is perfect Henry Cole to the left of Hildebrand.

FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic the field notes from one of the benches.

It said the former player and former coach Johan Cruyff on Tuesday, "I am convinced that on Wednesday can be a great day for the Barcelona fans." And it is that after the club threw the league out of the window, now put on the table a season in 90 minutes with the opportunity to qualify for the sixth Cup final in Europes history or the end of a cycle and beginning of a new stage is how much is played today before the Barcelona Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-0 in first leg). The game on Tuesday is one that marked a trend for the future within the entity. Barca can hardly withstand a second season in white, after what lived this campaign, with Ronaldinho out of action for several months and installed a team in turmoil.

It was noticeable downward Rafael Marquez, punished; one of the best players going into the air and will be replaced by Carles Puyol. In defending Zambrotta, at its best since he arrived at Barca, and Abidal will be the sides, and the accompanying Milito Puyol. The alignment will depend on whether Rijkaard decided to play with Thierry Henry of entry. Barcelona has been installed on the theory that the French, so it was more than what it is, a player is feared by the United and its experience and use of space in the contras, essential to draw slice. Henry, who played for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007, scored nine goals to United in 18 matches played with Londoners. However, their presence would force the coach of Barca to leave the bench in any of the other three strikers who acted out at the Camp Nou: Messi, Etoo and Iniesta.

Alex Ferguson continued to doubt Nemanja Vidic, the central injury before Chelsea (suffered a blow in the face, the product of an action with Didier Drogba) and also played in Barcelona, United could align to the same defense that Camp Nou, with Hargreaves on the right and banda Brown as central along with Ferdinand. The British feel safe away from Old Trafford. After the first leg 0-0, all players were almost done that in turn would have all the numbers in their favor to bring forward the meeting.

One of the doubt Ferguson is Wayne Rooney, who suffered a muscle problem in the game against Chelsea, just after marking the goal of the tie, and had to withdraw before the hour to be replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo. The pressure in the core, the nature of resolving their front and the bleachers will thrust from the arguments of the red devils to qualify for their third final in top continental competition, having resolved in his favour the two previous play. Manchester has the same continental scepter that Barca (2), but the British have succeeded in two attempts: won in the 1967-68 season at Benfica (4-1), in a match played at Wembley and at Bayern Munich (2-1), in a memorable final game at Camp Nou in the 1998-99 season.

That indicates a final part doctor, meanwhile, Rijkaard calls for anyone "dude" of his players at this time of the season

The Argentine Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona striker, has entered the convocation of the party-Barça Recreativo, which takes place tomorrow in Huelva (22:00 hours), having successfully completed the recovery of a muscle rupture that has kept him from low one month and one week.

Messi was injured on March 4 at the Camp Nou, in the course of the Barcelona-Celtic match of the final round of the Champions League. After regate, footballer suffered a fracture in the femoral biceps of the left thigh, an injury similar to what he had experienced in the field of Valencia on December 5.

The joy in Barça for the recovery of Argentine player contrasts with concern for the players who enter the casualty list, as is the case with Andres Iniesta (already knew yesterday this absence) and the recent Thierry Henry and Bojan Krkic .

The Barça has issued a medical part in ratifying the high medical Messi, and in explaining the reasons for the low Henry and Bojan.

"In the match against Schalke 04 (Henry) suffered a painful bruise on the Achilles tendon in his right foot. Will be low for the match on Saturday", while the medical part of Krkic reveals: "The player has isquiotibiales an overload in the right leg. As a precautionary measure, it will be low against Huelva.

Andres Iniesta is low after the MRI to confirm that was submitted yesterday that the player Manchego have a clamping external meniscus in the left knee.

As a result of these three fatalities, as well as those of Ronaldinho, Deco, Oleguer and Jorquera, to complete the list of summoned for the match against Huelva barcelonista coach, Frank Rijkaard, has attracted the young Victor Vazquez.

The list of eighteen barcelonistas is composed of the following players: Valdes, Pinto, Milito, Marquez, Puyol, Xavi, Gudjohnsen, Etòo, Zambrotta, Edmilson, Sylvinho, Giovani, Ezquerro, Messi, Thuram, Abidal, Touré and Victor Vazquez.

The FC Barcelona continued to hold on to their options in the League. The set azulgrana goleó to Valladolid in a big game Bojan Krkic. The youth squad player marked two goals, two others served on a plate ... And put the red-hot fight for the title, as it subsequently lost to Madrid and Valencia is now just four points from the azulgranas.

The Barça came to the event after a week baleful. On his bad streak in the League, joined the elimination on Thursday in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey at Valencia. And all this spiced by the controversy surrounding Ronaldinho. The Brazilian returned to stay out of the call by some physical discomfort, despite the fact that medical services denied this week that is injured. And this time Frank Rijkaard not hid him, but quite the opposite, showing that his estrangement with him is growing.

Against this background, there was anticipation to see how the public would receive the Camp Nou, with a little over half-entry to his team. And the atmosphere was like in the afternoon: More than just cold, ice cream. The players were whistled when leaving the field, and the rest in various stages isolated. It also saw some banners critical. The anger was evident ...

Great Bojan, bad defense

The Barça came ready to reconcile and, incidentally, try to reengancharse to fight for the title. And it succeeded thanks largely to the contribution of the younger. From Bojan Krkic. The youth squad player, 17 years old, was the architect of the victory by serving tray on the first two goals, by Etoo and Iniesta, and mark the last two. Luck that, because the defense, this time consisting of Sylvinho, Thuram, Puyol and Zambrotta, became a coladero ...

Bojan contributed mobility, mischief and spark in attack and in the first five minutes, and was about to mark two goals. The first, at a counter where, after driblar the goal Asenjo, Baraja took out his auction under sticks (2 ). And second, by forcing showcased at goal after a superb pucelano triangulation with Iniesta and Xavi.

Asenjo was used extensively in the first 20 minutes, and their fists again 1-0 to avoid chuts of Iniesta and Toure. The Ivorian once again gave a lesson in professionalism and camaraderie to play inflitrado despite the serious back injury that suffers. An attitude of some should take note ...

Etoo amount and continues

The goal seemed only a matter of time, and was not long in coming. Bojan served as a centre from the side of the area and Etoo, coming from behind, shot to the net (1-0, 23 ). The Cameroonian, even without being at the top, gave it all for the team, and marked in its first shot on goal. His statistics say it all: 11 goals in 11 matches. You can not ask for more. The question is: where this team would have reached if it had not been three months and another injured absentee for their participation in the African Cup?.

Stops invents a penalty

But, as usual in this Barça, the triumph was not going to be easy. Still missing the stage of suffering. And this time, the work and grace of an arbitrator, Stops Romero, which was invented a penalty against the azulgranas push for a course of Thuram to Llorente to fight for a ball hung in the area. Shooting down that only existed in his imagination. Sesma became the maximum penalty (1-1, 30 ). It was the eighth penalty against those of Rijkaard this season ... And the fifth in the last six games. Another food for thought.

On both gave wings to Valladolid which grew before the break, and that was on the verge of giving another scare through Llorente (37 ) and Sesma (44).

Iniesta calm returns ... And Bojan judgement

The Barça recovered tranquillity in the resumption tempranero thank both of the other highlights another of those who never fail: Andres Iniesta. The Manchego marked the 2-1 in the 47 at the end, to driblando Asenjo, a ball hairstyle in the area by Bojan after a centre Toure.

Already in the 64 , Bojan marked the 3-1. Xavi was a failure, poorly-controlled Puyol and possible outside game - in the area, but the ball fell to the feet of Linyola that after bypass to Asenjo, marked almost no angle.

In 70 , Etoo acarició the fourth to fail just because empty door, a great pass from Xavi. Of course, the Valladolid also had good options. Sesma Manchev and crashed two balls in the post (75 and 82). And the latter was cancelled out by a goal of the game in the 78 . Despite the victory, the defense made azulgrana waters and returned to show an image concern, as happened in the past encounters with Atletico (4-2), Villarreal (1-2), Almeria (2-2) and Valencia (3 -2).

Bojan Luck, which put the icing on a great performance marking the final 4-1 in the 83 , to culminate in a goal mouth pass of death Etoo. The three points were already in the pocket. It was only waiting for the stumble from Madrid to Valencia to continue to dream of the League. And two hours later, occurred. The ches won 2-3 at the Bernabeu, putting the League to boiling point. The leaders of Schuster continue, but now only four points of Barça. And there are still 9 days by fighting ...