The prolific attacker was ruled out of normal action as he broke the tibia of his left leg in Barcelona’s triumphant 2011 FIFA Club World Cup campaign.
With the 2011/12 season entering its final stretch, La Blaugrana braced themselves for welcome news. Star striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, revealed that he is close to overcoming his injury problems and will be back for first team contention in the final matches of
the campaign.
Villa was on the wrong side of a horrendous tackle in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s 2011 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final fixture, which was thought to have ended the season for him prematurely.
However, after extensive treatment and tests, it was revealed that Villa will be out of first team football for more than four months.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 striker has come a long way since and his desire to prove the critics wrong has helped him in the journey so far. Reflecting on his situation, Villa stated that he is anxious for the final stages of the campaign and believes he is making
progress every day.
"I'm really enthusiastic and have been burning up the later phases [of his rehabilitation] with a lot of work every day since it happened," the striker is quoted as saying on Barcelona's official website.
"I'm really happy, lively, content, and eager. I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and am keen to enjoy football again from within."
After dominating La Liga over the course of last three seasons, Barcelona find themselves in unchartered territory against Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid.
The Capital club command a decent 6-point lead at the top of La Liga rankings with only 9 Primera Division fixtures remaining until the end of the Spanish top flight domestic season.
In pursuit of their arch-rivals, Pep Guardiola’s men have gone in overdrive in the last couple of months, registering seven successive league victories in the process.
However, they have a tough task in their next La Liga meeting as they welcome http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa’s disciplined Athletic Bilbao outfit. It will be a heated fixture as the Primera Division mainstays battle for bragging rights.
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