FC Barcelona arrive in London for Saturday’s Champions League final
FC Barcelona travelled to London on Tuesday night, 2 days before the initial schedule because of the volcanic ash cloud. Barça landed on London Stansted at 00.08, already Wednesday, and travelled straight to The Grove Hotel. On Wednesday they will continue to prepare for Saturday’s final at Arsenal’s training facilities.
Barcelona (FCB).- After a two-hour flight, the party, headed by FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell, arrived in London ahead of this Saturday’s Champions League final against Manchester United. The players are settled in now at The Grove Hotel. FC Barcelona travelled to London on Tuesday night, 2 days before the initial schedule because of the volcanic ash cloud and the risk of not being able to fly.
Day full of changes
Tuesday was a busy day for the squad who had originally planned a training session at 19.00 and another one on Wednesday, before flying to London on Thursday. However, all the various options were weighed up on Tuesday and it was finally decided that with the concerns about travel difficulties deriving from the volcanic ash cloud threatening UK air space, the trip would be re-arranged for Tuesday night.
The squad finally trained on Tuesday at 18.30, half an hour ahead of the scheduled time, with the news of Gaby Milito’s medical OK, undoubtedly the best news of the day.
Arsenal provide training facilities
The training sessions which had been scheduled for the rest of the week in Barcelona will be held at Arsenal’s training facilities, with the originally arranged schedule to be followed from Thursday onwards.