Barcelona stars joke around with cheeky pitch-invading kids ahead of Arsenal clash
- Barcelona face Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night
- The La Liga leaders hold a 2-0 lead heading into the second leg
- A group of cheeky fans gate-crashed Barcelona training on Tuesday
- Lionel Messi and Co were happy to sign autographs for the youngsters
Barcelona stars were in jovial mood ahead of Wednesday's Champions League second leg clash against Arsenal as three cheeky fans enjoyed a day they will never forget.
The Catalan giants host the Gunners at the Nou Camp with a 2-0 lead from the first leg and are huge favourites to reach the quarter-finals of the competition.
On Tuesday, as Lionel Messi and Co prepared for the visit of Arsene Wenger's side, a group of daring youngsters ran onto the Barcelona training pitch and, luckily, the players were more than happy to oblige autographs and selfies.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi (right) and Luis Suarez (left) were amused by two young pitch invaders on Tuesday
The duo ran onto the training pitch as Barcelona prepared for the Champions League clash with Arsenal
The Barcelona squad hoist one of the young fans into the air and were not bothered by the intruders
Barcelona defender Dani Alves lifts one of the young supporters high into the air at the training ground
Suarez looks shocked as Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta look on at the Joan Gamper Sports Centre
Barcelona's Brazil international Neymar smiles and takes a picture of Suarez and the youngsters on a phone
Luis Suarez appeared highly amused by the youngsters' audacity while Dani Alves joked around by lifting one of the fans into the air.
Messi penned a few shirts the bold children had brought along while Neymar was happy to take a picture of Suarez larking around with two of the supporters.
Barcelona manager was amused but does not want to see a repeat and said of the incident: 'It was kinda funny, but hope it doesn't happen again.'
Meanwhile, Barcelona centre back Thomas Vermaelen has warned his team-mates not to underestimate his former club when Arsenal visit on Wednesday.
Ex-Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has warned Barcelona not to underestimate his former club
One young Barcelona fan looks on after appearing to have taken part in a Barcelona passing drill
Suarez moves away with laughter as the Barcelona squad find something funny as Messi signs a shirt
Neymar and Gerard Pique (right) watch on as Javier Mascherano controls the ball during the training session
The defender, who left the Gunners in 2014, told the official Barcelona website: 'It won't be an easy game at all.
'Although we have a small lead, you can never say that they are out. They have very quick players and that makes them dangerous. We'll need to concentrate.
'It is two different team [who are] very similar in the way they play. They look to play a passing game and keep the ball on the ground. They don't go for long balls.
'It would be incredible to win [the Champions League] again but there's still a long way to go. There are lots of games left and we'll have to work hard if we want to do it.'
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