Víctor Valdés and Eric Abidal will not play against Atlético de Madrid at the Vicente Calderón. The goalkeeper has not yet recovered from the plantar fasciitis in his left foot, meaning that Pinto will fill his spot between the ‘Azulgrana’ sticks.
The French international defender, meanwhile, suffered a micro-tear in a muscle in his left leg during the last training session, according to reports from Barcelona.
However, they will both travel to the Spanish capital. Given the possibility of securing the league title, Tito Vilanova is taking the entire first team squad with him so that they can all celebrate together. As for the last training session, Javier Mascherano continues to make progress with his recovery from the serious injury which he suffered at the Parc des Princes, managing to train for the full session.
According to reports from the club, the players gathered in the centre circle of the training pitch before getting started in order to congratulate Andrés Iniesta, who celebrates his 29th birthday today, Saturday.
