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Barcelona train with fully fit squad ahead of Copa del Rey final

Barcelona have returned to training after celebrating their 2015-16 La Liga title win and they prepare for Sunday's Copa del Rey final against Sevilla with no new injury concerns.

Barca were pushed right to the final day by Real Madrid, but sealed a 24th Primera Division crown by beating Granada 3-0 last Saturday, with Luis Suarez also taking the Pichichi crown as the league's top scorer with a hat trick which took him to 40 goals in the competition.

The Blaugrana squad took part in an open top bus parade on Sunday, passing through the streets of the Catalan capital to share the victory with their fans, and were then given Monday off to recover.

Head coach Luis Enrique had his men back to work early on Tuesday morning, when a club statement mentioned no fitness worries after the Granada game, and just said that Arda Turan had been given permission not to attend for personal reasons.

"After Monday's much deserved off day, the team was back at their Ciutat Esportiva training centre on Tuesday morning to begin mapping out their plans to defeat Sevilla in Sunday's Cup final in Madrid," the statement said.

"Barca manager Luis Enrique kept a watchful eye on Tito Vilanova Field, where all available first team players worked out, plus the reserve player Juan Camara. Midfielder Arda Turan was granted permission to miss the session for personal reasons.

"The team will be back out on the training pitch on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday as they wind up preparations for Sunday's game. Kick-off at the Vicente Calderon Stadium is set for 9:30 p.m. local time."

Defender Javier Mascherano was taken off against Granada with what at the time seemed a potentially serious thigh injury, but local media reports say that the issue was serious and he should be fine to face Sevilla.

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has been sidelined recently with a calf strain, but was not expected to feature in the Copa final anyway, as Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been chosen for cup games this season.

Sevilla have a much busier lead up to Sunday's game at Atletico Madrid's Calderon ground, as they are in Basel on Wednesday evening to take on Liverpool in the Europa League final.