Tiki-Taka Tekkers! Barcelona show off the “Rondo” in open training session

The Barcelona Rondo is somewhat famous and is a staple of La Masia where many of the first team graduate from the most famous youth system in world football.

The “Rondo” is effectively “piggy in the middle” where two players are in the circle attempting to get the ball back from all those on the outside.

This is the perfect training exercise for keeping the ball and Tiki-Taka and in recent years Barcelona appear to have upped the ante on this particular game.

Perhaps the most famous Barcelona Rondo ever came at Wembley pre the 2011 Champions League final and can be seen on the fourth video below.

The first three videos here come from today’s Barcelona open session with the first clip in particular just sensational Tiki-Taka!

Barcelona Rondo 1, January 4, 2013

Barcelona Rondo 2, January 4, 2013

Barcelona Rondo 3, January 4, 2013

Famous Barcelona Rondo at Wembley, 2011 Champions League final