Rijkaard cracks the whip at Barca superstars

BARCELONA coach Frank Rijkaard appears to have lost some of his cool exterior and gave his players a rude wake-up call two days after their 2-2 draw with Chelsea.

According to Spanish press reports Rijkaard had his players running five times around their training ground after becoming annoyed that they were not taking Thursday’s training seriously enough.

Tuesday’s result has left Barcelona fighting for their Champions League survival, which they will hope to assure with results against Sofia in three weeks time and Bremen two weeks later.