World Sports reported that Barcelona conducted its last training before heading to London to face Chelsea. The team completed this training session at the Joan Gamper Sports City on Monday morning in preparation for their fifth round match against Chelsea in the Champions League group stage. The biggest news of this training is that Pedri is absent again. Although his recovery is good, he is still unable to join the team for training.

The Canarian midfielder has been struggling to recover since sustaining an injury against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in late October. Although he is in the final stages of his recovery, the coaching staff wants to avoid taking any risks during this critical period of the season.

In contrast, Hansi Flick welcomed the return of two important players: Marcus Rashford and Frenkie de Jong. The England striker, who missed the league win against Athletic Bilbao due to the flu, returned to training on Sunday. Similarly, De Jong, who was absent due to the league suspension, has also returned to the team and is expected to become the core figure in the midfield. Elsewhere, Alejandro Balde is also back to form after being substituted in the second half of Saturday's game against Athletic Bilbao.

Flick continued to follow the newly established routine this season: training in Barcelona in the morning, setting off for the away game after lunch in the Sports City in the afternoon, and arranging the press conference to be held at Stamford Bridge, the competition venue.

Barcelona will fly to London at 3:45 this afternoon. After arriving at Stamford Bridge, Hansi Flick and Rafinha, who has just returned to the team, will attend the official pre-match press conference. It is expected that at this press conference, the head coach will express his views on the return of De Jong and Rashford.

Barcelona travel to London with a good record in recent weeks and several players returning from injury, but they know they must put on their best performance against Chelsea in what is a crucial matchup.