The absence of Ronaldinho from the list of invited for the match yesterday was a story that was more or less assumed circled barcelonistas. The pace of the Brazilian training this week has not been the most appropriate and Ronnie had returned to the gym.

On Saturday, medical services confirmed their absence with a brief stop in the doctor alleging that some "discomfort in the right adductor."

However, yesterdays El Periodico de Catalunya suggested that beyond the inconvenience of the Brazilian player, Rijkaard had decided to dispense with him because his behavior during the week was not the most professional and that the player had repeated the action who starred in the week prior to playing against Real Madrid at which did not reach the optimum working conditions for training.

However, the club closed ranks around player and ruled that there was If Ronaldinho but in no way denied the information from our colleagues in an exhaustive manner.

Upon arrival at Almeria Sunday morning, Joan Laporta said, "I do not believe that this should be an issue to be commented on by me. The day-to-day team up to Txiki and Rijkaard. I have not heard that anything has passed. "

For his part, the technical secretary barcelonista told the rest of the party "does not usually comment on whats newspapers. Frank Rijkaard had a reunion with doctors and then decided not convocarle. The technician calls him seem. To me, Rijkaard tells me many things, but understand that remain in the private sphere. "