Ansu Fati, Carles Pérez and Abel Ruiz all train with the Barça squad

Ansu Fati, Carles Pérez and Abel Ruiz all train with the Barça squad

Ansu Fati repite entrenamiento con el primer equipo
Ansu Fati repite entrenamiento con el primer equipo | sport

With Rafinha suffering from gastroenteritis, Valverde must turn to his young stars for the match against Betis

In the penultimate training session ahead of the match against Real Betis, Ernesto Valverde worked with all the players available to him with the exception fo Rafinha, who has been ruled out at the last minute due to gastroenteritis.

The lack of available options in attack means Valverde will be forced to turn to the youngsters for the upcoming LaLiga contest. Carles Perez and Abel Ruiz, now common faces amongst the senior training sessions, were involved and there was also space for Ansu Fati to join in training today after impressing on Wednesday.

Messi trained as normal and looks set to start against Betis after recovering from his calf injury. Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele remain out.

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