Football: Alex Hleb out of Barcelona's first friendly line-up

Barcelona on July 28 departed to Oslo to play their first frindly against Valerenga IF. Belarus international Alex Hleb will stay in Catalonia, while 8 players of the first XI and 14 players from the reserves left for Norway.

The exact reasons for Hleb to miss out the first preseason match are not known, reports sport-express.ru. Footballer's future career is yet to be defined, but Alex Hleb has numerously said he does not want to play on loan again and counts on deserving a spot in the first XI of the Spanish champions.