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Barcelona’s most valuable player, Lionel Messi sustained an arm fracture in the match against Sevilla in La Liga( Spain’s top flight football league) a couple of weeks ago. The Argentine has now returned to light training, as he performed mobility exercises. The forward is in the surge of making a recovery in time to help his team in the La Liga and the Champions League, as the competition continues to intensify.
Despite the Argentine forward’s absence, Barcelona beat Inter Milan 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League group stage and delivered a crushing blow to archrival Real Madrid with a 5-1 victory on Sunday, leading the club to fire its head coach, reports Efe news.
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Messi was not wearing his arm in a sling during Wednesday’s training, and photo and video released by the club showed him kicking the ball around with defenders Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba, although his arm remained at his side.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 31, 2018
Both defenders were given a rest by coach Ernesto Valverde for Wednesday’s away game against third-tier Spanish league club Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey round of 32.
The training session was also attended by Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic, who did specific workouts, while Sergio Busquets and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen did not train, with Valverde’s permission.
Initial estimates by the club put Messi out of action until after the next international break, when Barça is to visit Atletico Madrid on November 24, but his the star forward’s return to training may indicate a quicker recovery.
(IANS Inputs)
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