CHILDREN at a hospital in Barcelona had a day they’ll never forget when Lionel Messi and team-mate Luis Suarez paid a surprise visit.
The Catalan superstar and the Uruguayan striker took time from their hectic schedules to leave kids with beaming smiles on their faces at Sant Pau Hospital.
Messi and Suarez were snapped signing photos and handing them to the excited children before having a group photo.
But there was little time to stand on ceremony with the pair having to rush to training in an open session at the Mini Estadi stadium.
Thousands of fans packed into the home of Barcelona B to watch their icons put through their paces.
The morale in the squad looked high as the first-team stars were joking and laughing amongst themselves.
And it is no wonder with Ernesto Valverde’s men cruising to the La Liga title.
Their win over rivals Real Madrid last month means they are now a remarkable 14 points clear of Zinedine Zidane’s side in fourth and nine clear of Atletico Madrid in second.
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After training a number of players including Messi took time to have photos for the fans and sign autographs.
And fans will soon be hoping they have a new world class player to watch in Philippe Coutinho.
Barca are ready to test Liverpool’s resolve yet again for the Brazilian and believe they could land him with a bid of £142million.
Coutinho handed in a transfer request last summer to try and force through a move and is expected try and push through a switch to the Nou Camp this month.
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