FC Barcelona arrived today at Narita airport in Tokyo. Tomorrow at 19.00 local time (12.00 in Spain) they play the second game of the tour against Yokohama Marinos in the Nissan stadium in Yokohama. This should be a more difficult game than the game with Beijing Guoan and it may provide the first chance of seeing Henry, Eto’o and Ronaldinho playing together. Frank Rijkaard has called for more aggression from his players this season.

Meanwhile, back in Barcelona, Gabi Milito and Rafa Marquez had their first training session after their holidays, Leo Messi will join them tomorrow. Let’s hope they are ready for the first league game in just under three weeks’ time.

Giovani dos Santos will complete his Spanish nationalisation on August 28 and therefore only Ronaldinho, Eto’o and Touré Yaya occupy places of non-european community players.