Barcelona: Lionel Messi and his Barcelona team mates resumed full squad training on Monday, beginning the final stage of preparations ahead of the return of La Liga on 11th June.
Watch Barcelona's full squad training ahead of La Liga restart. Spanish clubs will have just under two weeks of full sessions before the restart, almost three months after it was halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March.
Training was only previously allowed with groups of up to 14 players - clubs began individual sessions a few weeks ago and had been gradually increasing their workload.
The first game will be the derby between Sevilla and Real Betis on 11th June.
Reigning champions Barcelona currently top La Liga, two points ahead of closest rivals Real Madrid.
Meanwhile, Barcelona left back Jordi Alba is optimistic that he and his teammates will be in perfect physical condition to play the remaining 11 rounds of matches in the Spanish LaLiga when the competition returns to action after a lay-off of over three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic on June 11.
Spain's football teams were only allowed to start training with their full squads this Monday after three weeks working first as individuals and then in groups of first 10 and then 14.
This has caused fears that a return to action and a busy fixture schedule, with the games played in the heat of a Spanish summer could lead to a string of injuries, but Alba was in upbeat mood.
"I think the team is looking motivated and I think everyone has returned looking very good both physically and mentally. Maybe we have come back better than we left it," he said.
