Barcelona players undergo another round of coronavirus tests

Barcelona players undergo another round of coronavirus tests

Los canteranos Jorge Cuenca y Kike Saverio, novedades en un entrenamie / | FC BARCELONA

The squad were subject to more testing on Friday as LaLiga return nears

After a day off on Thursday, Barcelona's players returned to training on Friday. Before getting started, though, they underwent the latest round of coronavirus testing, per LaLiga's protocol, as the return of the league nears. 

LaLiga will return on June 11 with the local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, while Barça's campaign restarts on June 13 away at Mallorca. 

After taking the tests on Friday, Barça's players, supervised by LaLiga's sanitary personnel, trained as planned at the Ciutat Esportivo Joan Gamper. 

However, Lionel Messi did not train with is teammates. The Argentine has a minor thigh problem and the club preferred not take any risks with his fitness but say he will be fine for Mallorca. 

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