Football
Dermot Corrigan, Madrid correspondent 8y

Barcelona have full squad for Real Betis clash in La Liga

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is set to have his full squad available for Saturday's La Liga game at Real Betis.

Barca are currently top of the table, leading Atletico Madrid on head-to-head record and Real Madrid by one point, after recovering from a four-match winless run to secure big victories over Deportivo La Coruna and Sporting Gijon.

Luis Enrique, whose side are certain of the title if they win all three of their remaining matches, gave the players two days off earlier this week but the entire squad returned to training on Wednesday.

"The FC Barcelona first team got back to work on Wednesday morning after two days of rest," a club statement read.

"In surprisingly chilly temperatures for this time of year, around 15 degrees, all of the available players took to the training ground at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, where Luis Enrique also called on the services of three members of the Barca B squad: Borja Lopez, Rafa Mujica and Juan Camara.

"This was the first of the week's sessions to prepare for the Liga fixture away to Betis on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. CET. The team will back at the same place, same time (11:00 a.m. CET) for another workout on Thursday."

Several players took advantage of the two-day break this week, but there were suggestions in the Madrid media that some members of the Barca board had concerns over Neymar's focus after he was photographed in London with celebrity friends.

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