Barcelona gets help from Arsenal when he arrived in London on a tour ahead of the Champions League final on Saturday (05/28/2011). Help is obtainable because Azulgrana arrived two days earlier than originally scheduled. Barca had to leave early to London in order to avoid bad weather due to eruption of a volcano in Iceland. Worried about the incident last year when dealing with Inter Milan, Barca set off by land since Tuesday (05/24/2011) at 22:00 (local time).

With the acceleration of these departures, Lionel Messi et al arrived two days early. And for the sake of facilitating the training schedule in London, Arsenal Barca asked to use the London Colney training camp. “Arsenal is good enough would allow us to use their facility on Wednesday and Us,” said a source Barca, as reported by the Daily Mail on Wednesday (25/05/2011).

“We contacted them as soon as possible when determines the team had to leave early and their responses are very positive. This shows respect between the two clubs and we are very pleased, “he continued.