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Barcelona trains, takes photos with young training invaders

Three young fans broke into Barcelona training and were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience by the club's stars.
Barcelona trains, takes photos with young training invaders
Barcelona trains, takes photos with young training invaders

Three young Barcelona fans had quite the experience on Tuesday.

A day before Barcelona takes on Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 series, the club trained per usual only to have three youngsters run onto the field. Instead of having security usher them out, Barcelona's stars took a different course entirely: They integrated them into training, posed with them for pictures and signed jerseys.

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, two 10-year-olds and one 12-year-old skipped school and took advantage of an opening during the part of the session open to media.

Watch what happened below ("invasion" begins at 1:32):

Barcelona carries a 2-0 edge into the home leg after a pair of goals from Lionel Messi in the opening leg.