Barcelona's Thierry Henry and Andrés Iniesta have returned to squad training as they continue their battle to regain fitness for the Champions League final against Manchester United on Wednesday. Both players trained at a lower intensity than their team-mates in the side's final session before leaving for Rome.

Henry has been out with a knee injury since Barça's 6-2 win at Real Madrid at the beginning of the month, while midfielder Iniesta has had a thigh problem picked up a week later in the 3-3 draw against Villarreal.

It remains to be seen if the pair will now be fit to face United, but the signs are looking more promising for the manager, Pep Guardiola, and both will travel to Italy with the rest of the squad.

Also included in the travelling party are young defenders Alberto Botía and Marc Muniesa, the 17-year-old who was sent off on his debut in Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to Osasuna. They will help provide cover for a defence that has lost the full-backs Dani Alves and Eric Abidal to suspension, and centre-backs Rafael Márquez and Gabriel Milito to injury.