"So you want people to call you papi now?" Lucy laughs as they all get in the car. 
"Papi, daddy, whichever you prefer." Kaia jokes which gets a knowing chuckle from her girlfriend.  
"You're such a cocky little shit." Keira laughs. She hasn't been at club level with Kaia since the winger was a teenager at City, so seeing her day to day be this confident bubbly character is quite amusing. 
"I learnt from the best." Kaia replies, pulling out of the carpark and glancing to Lucy through the rearview mirror, seeing she's already smirking proudly. 
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be speaking Spanish?" Keira asks the driver, sparing a look at the back of Mapi who's on her phone. 
"She's allowed English in the car." Mapi replies distractedly, trying to be present in the car while texting with Alexia. 
"Mainly so you two aren't completely clueless." Kaia teases her national teammates. 
Lucy points a finger at the back of Kaia. "My Spanish has gotten good, muy buen." 
"Muy buena, en efecto. (Very good, indeed.)" Mapi chuckles to herself, slightly dryly. 
Training was intense, they all had a layer of sweat on them in a matter of ten minutes just from the warmup. They had tracker bands around their left biceps to measure their heartbeats and temperature as well as the usual trackers on their backs to track distance, speed, effort levels and overall exertion. 
It was all about assessing fitness levels and seeing who needs more attention, harder training etc. 
Mapi had to warm up on the smaller pitch next to the team so she could be assessed individually. Alexia was also on the pitch doing her strengthening exercises, not with the ball yet but being outside and near the team made her feel still with them. And having Mapi literally next to her, she had a more fun session as the blonde was good company and could make her smile.  
But then Mapi joined the others when they started doing passing and cone drills, falling straight back into it but being exempt from 1v1's by Jonatan because he doesn't want her pushing herself too quickly. 
Everyone was looking really good, giving 100% and rising to all the challenges set by their coaches to really push them. 
Once again Keira found it hard to keep up, the intensity and pace was far more than Man City had and the heat was not helpful in the slightest. But it's why Barça are one of the best (the best) team's in Europe, their physicality, skill and passion was unmatched. 
When it came time for the sprints, everyone's eyes went to Kaia and Paralluelo. Because Kaia had the fastest sprint last season and is known for her speed, while the Spanish teenager used to be an athletic sprinter. They all knew it would be one of them that would come out on top, and bets were being put in as the two get ready on the starting line. 
"Salma has this." Patri states from the sidelines and Aitana makes a noise of agreement. 
Lucy chuckles and shakes her head. "Y'know she used to win against Cascarino back at Lyon?" She points out. 
"What?" The two of them exclaim at the same time, knowing Kaia's only gotten faster since then. 
The whistle blows and they take off rapidly, Paralluelo pulling ahead instantly which makes Patri and Aitana give a smug look to Lucy. 
But the Spaniard reached her top speed around 3/4 of the 100m sprint and Kaia soon overtook her, her endurance being a lot better and she was able to hold herself at the same speed for a lot longer. So she crossed the finish line first, just tipping the win.