The 44-year-old landed in Barcelona on Tuesday morning and went "straight home to get some rest".
Vilanova has been in the USA for the past two months for treatment following an operation to remove a tumour from this throat in December.
Stand-in coach Jordi Roura will handle Barca's training session on Tuesday.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Mallorca | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Real BetisBetis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | AlavesAlaves | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | GironaGirona | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Getafe | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Leganes | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 |
| 20 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
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