3 Barcelona youngsters train with first-team ahead of Valladolid clash
That's according to Jijantes, who point towards Noah Darvich, Dani Rodríguez and Jofre Torrents as the players in question.
Barcelona are of course currently in the midst of a recovery period, following a draining outing on the continent on Wednesday night.
After welcoming Italian champions Inter Milan to Catalunya's capital for a Champions League semi-final first-leg clash, the Blaugrana were forced to settle for a share of the spoils, in a 3-3 draw.
Hansi Flick's squad, though, will now quickly be forced to shift focus back towards matters on the domestic front.
This comes with a La Liga meeting with Real Valladolid to come on Saturday night.
And as alluded to above, amid their early preparations for as much on Thursday morning, three youth team stars were afforded a fresh chance to impress at senior level.
As per Barca insider Gerard Romero of Jijantes, the trio of Noah Darvich (attacking midfielder, 18), Dani Rodríguez (winger, 19) and Jofre Torrents (left-back, 18) joined Flick's ranks at The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper earlier today.
Entreno FCB con Darvich, Dani Rodríguezy y Jofre del filialhttps://t.co/wubLOp3xVt
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