Lionel Messi injury recovery nears completion as he trains
Messi's injury is recovering nicely and he was able to train with the team for a short while on Tuesday
Lionel Messi is back. On Tuesday he exercised with the group for 20 minutes as he continues his path to recovery from his groin issue. His goal is to make it back into the team for the game against Manchester City next week, playing 30 minutes or so against Deportivo de la Coruna at the weekend from the bench.
He has been out since September 21 when he went down injured against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou in the 1-1 draw. Without Messi Barcelona have played three games. They beat Sporting Gijon 5-0, Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 and then lost 4-3 agaisnt Celta Vigo. He also missed two international matches - the 2-2 draw with Peru and Argentina's game against Paraguay on Wednesday.
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