FC Barcelona arrives in Belarus for Champions League match against BATE Borisov

20:22, 27 September 2011

MINSK. September 27. KAZINFORM FC Barcelona has arrived in Minsk for the match of the second round of the Champions League against BATE Borisov. Charter flight from Spain landed at Minsk National Airport at about 14h30. Numerous fans and media representatives were not able to talk to the guests, who raced off into the city accompanied by traffic police, BelTA reports.

Barcelona squad:

Goalkeepers - Viktor Valdes, Jose Pinto;

defenders - Daniel Alves, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Maxwell, Adriano, Eric Abidal, Andreu Fontas;

midfielders - Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Lionel Messi, Thiago Alcantara, Javier Mascherano, Seydou Keita, Sergio Busquets, Jonathan dos Santos, Isaac Cuenca;

strikers - David Villa, Pedro Rodriguez.

Spanish football champions will stay at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, just a few steps from the Dinamo Stadium, until 29 September. Tonight the Spanish players will hold a training session at the Dinamo arena where they are due to play BATE Borisov on 28 September. The Champions League winners drew with Italian Milan 2-2 in the home match. BATE Borisov ended their away match with Czech Viktoria in a tie, 1-1, too; Kazinform refers to BelTA.

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