Today, Rodri came into Barcelona training and came out looking exactly like this — completely exhausted, drained, and struggling to catch his breath. You can see it even more clearly during the training sessions.
The new fitness coach saw all the reports saying that Rodri is injury-prone and might not make it through the season with Barcelona, so he got straight to work with him from day one, preparing him to handle Flick’s intense style of play, which is completely different from Pep Guardiola’s system.
Honestly, Benjamin Koegel has been doing incredible work since joining us. He helped get Fermín back quickly, got Christensen back to his best physical level, and is now preparing Rodri for Flick’s style from day one.
All the support ❤️💙
🚨 Lionel Messi is expected to make an appearance in a Barcelona shirt 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 before retiring with Inter Miami.
Inter Miami are in talks to face Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy, with plans being discussed for the Argentine to feature in the match.
Messi could play one half for each club if the fixture is agreed, creating a symbolic farewell appearance for Barcelona.
(Source: @elnacionalcat)
For people wondering, the referee did NOT penalise Nuno Mendes handball because there was a hand ball on Laimer in the build up.
I’m happy because a red card would have affected the quality of the game. PSG are lucky, and if Bayern are to win, they need to do more.