Madrid (AFP)

Barca resumed training on Friday after rival Coronavirus epidemic breaks two months due to new coronavirus epidemic, rivals Real Madrid poised to deal with La Liga press deal .

"Back to work!" ("back to work!"), posted the FC Barcelona Twitter account with a photo of Lionel Messi ball to the feet: this Friday, the Barça players returned to the Joan Gamper center to resume individual training, as provided for in the protocol.

Antoine Griezmann, Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet, Luis Suarez, Gerard Piqué ... the Barcelona stars were able to set foot on the lawn, except Ousmane Dembélé, who is continuing his recovery program after his injury to the right thigh.

And the planned health protocol was scrupulously respected, according to the Spanish specialized press: the players arrived alone, already equipped, and separated on three fields without going through the changing rooms. They then did some racing work, and passed some tests to measure the effects of confinement on organisms.

The equipment and clothing necessary for the next session were even provided to them at the end of the training.

Seville FC, Villarreal, Osasuna and Leganés also returned to the field on Friday, following the protocol to the letter.

- Real from Monday -

While the Catalan radio RAC1 announced Friday that three players from the Spanish first division and two from the second division have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Real Madrid players all passed these diagnoses on Wednesday and should return to the field on Monday if the results are negative.

The White House scheduled training Monday morning at the Valdebebas training center, almost two months after the entire Real Madrid organization was placed in quarantine.

During the confinement, no Madrid player suffered from symptoms according to the Spanish press. But Zinedine Zidane's men will however find themselves without the young Serbian attacker Luka Jovic (22), victim of a fracture in the right heel diagnosed on Friday.

The government has announced a deconfinement plan for professional footballers: after individual training, then in small groups, matches will be authorized in the fourth and last phase, provided that they do not exceed 400 people in all ... but La Liga , who plans "a return to competition in June", offered to end the season behind closed doors.

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