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WATCH: Barcelona squad step up training

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Published : May 13, 2020, 2:54 PM IST

Players continued to adhere to the social distance protocols - practicing their shooting and passing alone.

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Spain: Lionel Messi led Barcelona squad trained for the fifth consecutive day since the coronavirus lockdown started.

Players continued to adhere to the social distance protocols - practicing their shooting and passing alone.

Barcelona training for the fifth consecutive day

Earlier, the Spanish government granted permission to La Liga clubs to resume training this week. After that, Barcelona announced that its first-team players will undergo coronavirus tests before returning to training.

La Liga was initially suspended on a temporary basis on March 12th due to the coronavirus outbreak - which was extended indefinitely since March 23rd.

However, on May 4, La Liga announced that after the Spanish Ministry of Health's approval for the return of sports training sessions, players "will start training alone following medical tests carried out by club staff."

Meanwhile, Barcelona talisman Messi on Monday donated half a million euros to help hospitals in his native Argentina fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buenos Aires-based foundation Casa Garrahan said the funds - around $540,000 - would be used to buy protective equipment for health professionals.

"We are very grateful for this recognition of our workforce, allowing us to continue our commitment to Argentinian public health," Casa Garrahan executive director Silvia Kassab said in a statement.

The Barcelona forward's gesture allowed the foundation to purchase respirators, infusion pumps and computers for hospitals in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires provinces, as well as the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.

The statement added that high-frequency ventilation equipment and other protective gear would be delivered to the hospitals shortly.

In April, Messi and his Barcelona teammates reduced their salary by 70 per cent and pledged to make additional financial contributions to ensure the club's staff continued receiving 100 per cent of their salary during football's coronavirus shutdown.

Spain: Lionel Messi led Barcelona squad trained for the fifth consecutive day since the coronavirus lockdown started.

Players continued to adhere to the social distance protocols - practicing their shooting and passing alone.

Barcelona training for the fifth consecutive day

Earlier, the Spanish government granted permission to La Liga clubs to resume training this week. After that, Barcelona announced that its first-team players will undergo coronavirus tests before returning to training.

La Liga was initially suspended on a temporary basis on March 12th due to the coronavirus outbreak - which was extended indefinitely since March 23rd.

However, on May 4, La Liga announced that after the Spanish Ministry of Health's approval for the return of sports training sessions, players "will start training alone following medical tests carried out by club staff."

Meanwhile, Barcelona talisman Messi on Monday donated half a million euros to help hospitals in his native Argentina fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buenos Aires-based foundation Casa Garrahan said the funds - around $540,000 - would be used to buy protective equipment for health professionals.

"We are very grateful for this recognition of our workforce, allowing us to continue our commitment to Argentinian public health," Casa Garrahan executive director Silvia Kassab said in a statement.

The Barcelona forward's gesture allowed the foundation to purchase respirators, infusion pumps and computers for hospitals in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires provinces, as well as the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.

The statement added that high-frequency ventilation equipment and other protective gear would be delivered to the hospitals shortly.

In April, Messi and his Barcelona teammates reduced their salary by 70 per cent and pledged to make additional financial contributions to ensure the club's staff continued receiving 100 per cent of their salary during football's coronavirus shutdown.

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