Barcelona's players were in good spirits as they trained on Thursday ahead of their second friendly in Japan on Saturday. New signing Antoine Griezmann and his teammates were put through their paces as they prepare to face Vissel Kobe at the Misaki Park Stadium in Kobe, with the game starting at 1pm UAE time. The La Liga champions lost their first game in Japan on Tuesday when they went down 2-1 to Chelsea in Saitama, despite Ivan Rakitic being on target. Griezmann, who joined the club from Atletico Madrid in a controversial move earlier in the summer, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/atletico-madrid-ask-la-liga-to-block-antoine-griezmann-s-transfer-to-barcelona-1.890431">which Atletico are still contesting</a>, played 45 minutes against Chelsea and will hope for more time on the pitch on Saturday. Barcelona are without captain Lionel Messi for the tour of Japan, the Argentine still on his summer break after playing in the Copa America. Messi will be back with the squad when they head to the United States in August for two friendlies against Serie A side Napoli. Check out the photo gallery above for a selection of pictures from Barca's training session. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.
