Messi missed his nation’s 1-1 draw with Brazil in World Cup qualifying
In this twitter photo shared by Barcelona FC, Lionel Messi (right) trains with teammates in Barcelona.
Madrid: Barcelona star Lionel Messi returned to training with his teammates on Monday following a knee injury, ahead of the league leaders’ trip to Real Madrid this weekend.
Messi hasn’t featured for Barca since sustaining knee ligament damage in a 2-1 victory over Las Palmas at the end of September, but is in line to make his comeback in Saturday’s first Clasico of the season at the Santiago Bernabeu.
“(Monday’s training) session included the presence of ‘Leo’ Messi, who is in the process of recovering from a left knee injury suffered on September 26,” read a post on Barca’s club website.
Argentina international Messi missed his nation’s 1-1 draw with Brazil in World Cup qualifying on Saturday and is ruled out of Tuesday’s match against Colombia.
Barca have performed well in the absence of the four-time Ballon d’Or winner, with four straight league victories propelling Luis Enrique’s men to the top of La Liga, three points ahead of arch-rivals Madrid in second. Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored 10 goals apiece since the Argentine Messi was sidelined.
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( Source : AFP )
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