Flick welcomes four internationals back to training

Hansi Flick has welcomed four internationals back to training as the long league pause for national-team matches nears its end. Joao Cancelo, Jules Koundé, Marc Bernal and Xavi Espart rejoined the group on Wednesday after returning from their commitments with their countries. All four came back in good health and were able to take part in the session with their teammates.

Their return is a positive development for Flick in the final part of the break. Training collectively again marks their return to work with the group after their time away on international duty, as the league pause draws to a close. The four joined a session attended by the available first-team players.

Joan Garcia also trained with the group, though only for part of the session. Flick called up Iker Rodríguez and Hamza Abdelkarim from the reserve side to complete the training group. Every available first-team player took part. The group could therefore work with the four internationals back, while Joan Garcia was involved for only part of training.