Eto’o, Thuram and Belletti have be given the clear from FC Barcelona´s medical staff. and therefore are the two new names on the squad list for the game against Mallorca. All 3 Barca players have recovered from their injuries. Centre Forward Eto’o missed the game against Zaragoza due to tendonitis. Belletti picked up a know in the week before and therefore was rested against Zaragoza. Thuram, who played at La Romareda, has also fully recovered from his minor injuries he picked up at the beginning of the week. thuram will be in the squad for Sunday’s match against Mallorca, after he passed the final checks.

Oleguer and Ezquerro are out due to technical reasons. Ronaldinho and Motta will also miss the Sunday clash. Both were working out individually at La Masia. Ronaldinho following a specific training plan that should bring him back to full fitness after being treated with antibiotics due to a tonsillitis. Motta is working on a recovery programe for his Achilles problem.

Deco was back in action after being given permission to miss training on Tuesday. The Portuguese international Deco first trained with the rest of the group but later continued his individual training. Ronaldinho, who has been out all week is still suffering slightly from fever and had a light trainiong session in the Gym. Samuel Eto’o, Lilian Thuram and Thiago Motta continued their recuperation from injuries.

Below are the comments of some of the FC Barcelona players after the game:

Andres Iniesta:

The sending off affected us. Playing with ten men is always difficult because the team must give something even more. But I think that in the end a draw was a good result after everything that we put in.
Their first goal came very early and then the red card were big blows to us, but we have shown that we can react in situations like that. The team never gave up believing and we carried on going despite being behind on the scoreboard.
The result has now put us back on top, but we will have to see what Sevilla do tomorrow. The league is very even and it will not be decided until the end. The squad here knows that. To win a third consecutive title would be incredible.

Lilian Thuram:

It was a very strange game. I think the referee has excessively influenced the final result. I think that he was too heavily involved throughout the game. The game has left with me not feeling good. To play at home and draw is not positive, but as the game went on and after everything that happened a point is also not too bad.
The 3-4-3 system is not a problem for me. We played that in Parma for many years, with three defenders, and therefore I have a lot of experience playing like that.

Victor Valdés:

Conceding a goal after six minutes messed up our plans. The sending off was not a huge turning point, but it did change the way that we had to play slightly. We wanted to win the game and we have had to leave a lot space at the back. Madrid used that to create a lot of danger against us. But we never gave up even though we played for a long time with ten men. I am happy on a personal level, but I wanted the team to win and today we could not so there is a bad taste in the mouth.

Sylvinho:

It was a typical game against Madrid. From the start it was all over the place. The red card shown to Oleguer changed us. It is difficult to play with a man less and even more so when you are behind.In the end, the coach changed the team well on the pitch and I think that we would not have deserved to go away with a defeat.
I think that people really enjoyed the game. It has been a real classic with a lot of goals and good football and it must have been fun to watch.

The FC Barcelona players all expressed their disappointment to go out of the Champions League against Liverpool, but there is no time mourn because now they have to focus on the important match on Saturday against arch rivals Real Madrid in "El Classico". The Blaugrana will no fully focus on the Spanish Championship and the Spanish Cup.

Here are a selection of comments just after the liverpool match:

Xavi

We did everything we could and it was a shame. But there are still two titles left. But anyway, I think the team tried to do its best. We approached the game in the best possible way. It is not fair that we have gone out because Barça played much better football

Ronaldinho

We need to lift our heads because there is no time for feeling down, we have an important game coming up. The players are sad but we can't afford to stay like this for much longer. Now we can't afford to make any mistakes in the league. To stay at the top we have to be on form every week. Every team has its way of playing, we won but it was not enough. We have to keep on working because there is no time for feeling sad.

Andrés Iniesta

In the first half they were very well organised. We had the game controlled but we couldn't get through. But that all changed in the second half. We knew they were going to have a lot of chances, because they can be very dangerous at home. We need to lift our heads, there is an important game on Saturday. We are upset, it is hard to accept that you are out of the Champions League.

Deco

They had the advantage of the first leg but we played well. In football you always know that you can win or you can lose. We were really keen to win the Champions League again. The team fought hard, and now we are obliged to do well in the league. Now we have to work hard every day and do the best we can to win the league. It's tough, difficult, but that's football and we have to get over these things because we have a difficult game against Madrid to come.

Thuram

Barça played the ball around really well in the first half, and in the second Liverpool looked more tired. When Gudjohnsen scored, we thought we could make it 0-2.

The FC Barcelona players all expressed their disappointment to go out of the Champions League against Liverpool, but there is no time mourn because now they have to focus on the important match on Saturday against arch rivals Real Madrid in "El Classico". The Blaugrana will no fully focus on the Spanish Championship and the Spanish Cup.

Here are a selection of comments just after the liverpool match:

Xavi

We did everything we could and it was a shame. But there are still two titles left. But anyway, I think the team tried to do its best. We approached the game in the best possible way. It is not fair that we have gone out because Bar?a played much better football

Ronaldinho

We need to lift our heads because there is no time for feeling down, we have an important game coming up. The players are sad but we can't afford to stay like this for much longer. Now we can't afford to make any mistakes in the league. To stay at the top we have to be on form every week. Every team has its way of playing, we won but it was not enough. We have to keep on working because there is no time for feeling sad.

Andrés Iniesta

In the first half they were very well organised. We had the game controlled but we couldn't get through. But that all changed in the second half. We knew they were going to have a lot of chances, because they can be very dangerous at home. We need to lift our heads, there is an important game on Saturday. We are upset, it is hard to accept that you are out of the Champions League.

Deco

They had the advantage of the first leg but we played well. In football you always know that you can win or you can lose. We were really keen to win the Champions League again. The team fought hard, and now we are obliged to do well in the league. Now we have to work hard every day and do the best we can to win the league. It's tough, difficult, but that's football and we have to get over these things because we have a difficult game against Madrid to come.

Thuram

Bar?a played the ball around really well in the first half, and in the second Liverpool looked more tired. When Gudjohnsen scored, we thought we could make it 0-2.