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3 Kids Were Allowed to Join Barcelona Training After Running on the Pitch

Tom WebbMar 15, 2016
Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves plays with children who gate-crashed the training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona on March 14, 2016, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League last sixteen se
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Barcelona's preparations for their upcoming match with Arsenal were briefly interrupted on Tuesday, when three kids ran onto the pitch in the middle of a training session.

But rather than shepherd them away, the youngsters were invited to join the players as they went through some drills ahead of the UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg tie on Wednesday.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 15: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona signs his autograph for youkng fans who ran onto the training pitch during a Barcelona training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Barcelona and Arsena
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Barcelona's players throw a child in the air after a group of gate-crashed the training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona on March 14, 2016, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League last sixteen secon
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Both the players and the kids appeared to enjoy the surprise invasion, posing for photos before the squad returned to some more serious work.

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