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Barcelona train before Iniesta, Messi, Suarez travel to CL draw
Barcelona: Spanish champions FC Barcelona held a training session here on Thursday morning, before star footballers Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez travelled to Monaco for the European Champions League (CL) group stage draw later in the afternoon.
The training session began at 10:00 a.m., earlier than usual in order for the three players to be able to travel, reports Efe.
Iniesta will take part in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)’s tribute to Barcelona for joining the list of clubs that have won the Champions League title at least five times, while Messi and Suarez will be in attendance hoping to win the Best Player in Europe award.
Messi is favoured to win this award, though Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is eying the prize as well, and both players are nominated to win the Champions League ‘Goal of the Season’ award.
All available Barcelona footballers showed up for Thursday’s workout, and will return to training on Friday morning to prepare for the Malaga clash next Saturday in the second round of La Liga.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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