Chygrynskiy and Yaya Toure Re-joins Full Training

Finally some good news for FC Barcelona fans - Barca Players Yaya Toure and Dmytro Chygrynskiy both have returned to full training with the rest of the squad. It would be music to every Barca fans ears, especially the return of Yaya Toure. On Wednesday the duo trainied in isolation, but today they joined with their team mates for warm up and drills. Now that simply means both are back almost fit. Toure most probably will start against Racing if he is declared fit. Barca were facing a shortage of fit midfielders and this is all good news for Guardiola.

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Barca Worries Shift From Defense To Midfield

Barca Injury List Increases - Xavi, Keita and Busquets ruled out for next match

FC Barcelona's current injury crisis has shifted from the defense to Midfield. Keita has been already ruled out for three to four weeks, now it has been confirmed that FC Barcelona will be without the service of Xavi Hernandez for two weeks. Xavi has picked up a knock in the Sunday's game. Tests conducted on Monday have revealed that the player has torn semitendinosus muscle fibres in his right thigh. He will be out for about 15 days.If you can't take that, then consider this - Busquets is suspended for the Racing match. Now on Sunday we had only three regular defenders available, now it looks like we have only one midfielder available for next match. Guardiola's problem in defense is set to be solved as Pique and Marquez will be back from suspension. Dani Alves, Toure and Abidal are already out with injury.

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Barca vs Atletico Madrid Highlights on 14/02/10

Atletico Hands Barca Their First Defeat; A.Madrid - 2, Barca - 1

Barca were handed their first defeat of the League this seasonat the Vicente Calederon by Atletico Madrid. Our last three visits to Vicente Calederon has ended in defeats, and this stadium is quickly becoming a nightmare for every Barca fan and player. Two early goals from Forlan and Simao were enough for Atletico Madrid eventhough Ibrahmovic pulled one back for Barca. Barca's night was made more terrible by Keita's harmstring injury. He is expected to be out of the game for four weeks. Guardiola with all his problems at defense decided to start with Jeffren at the Right Back position. Puyol, Milito and Maxwell started at their usual position. Barca midfield included Xavi, Keita and Busquets. The front three had Iniesta, Ibrahmovic and Messi.

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Atletic Madrid vs Barca Preview

FC Barcelona is going into this match with a mere two point lead at the top of League. Real Madrid, yesterday with a convincing 3-0 victory against Xerex cut Barca's lead at the top to two points. So the immediate attension of our players will be to restore the lead to five points, despite of all the absentees in defense. FC Barcelona will be missing Marquez and Pique through suspension, meanwhile Toure, Alves, Abidal and Chygrynskiy all are missing through injury. That leaves only three defenders in the squad - Milito, Puyol and Maxwell. It also raises the question about the formation we would play in this match. There have been suggestions about playing a 3-4-3 formation. A 3-4-3 formation with a pure full back, Maxwell could be disastrous at Vicente Calderón. Guardiola has already called upon three Barca Atletic players, Jonathan, Muniesa and Bartra into the squad. Jeffren is finally back from injury and could find a place in the team as he has earlier played the Right Back in Barca's match against Cultural Leonesa. The squad list for the visit to Vicente Calederon is Valdés, Pinto, Bartra, Muniesa, Maxwell, Puyol, Milito, Keita, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Jonathan, Ibrahimovic, Pedro, Bojan, Jeffren, Messi and Henry.

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