The Spanish striker, who has been missing football action since December, is now finally fit to play for Barcelona and has joined the team in training.
Last season Barcelona were unable to win the Champions League and the Spanish La Liga because they lost one defensive, and one attacking player.
They lost Eric Abidal at the back, after he was diagnosed with liver tumour. Later, it was David Villa who broke his tibia while the Catalans were winning the FIFA Club World Cup.
Since David Villa was sidelined, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 took the first-team position of the Spanish striker and even though there were a lot of expectations attached to him, he was still unable to perform at the highest level.
There were reports which suggested that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s Copa del Rey final match against Athletic Bilbao. However, he was unable to recover by then, and later he also missed Spain’s exploits in the Euro 2012.
The Spanish goal-scoring machine was not included in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s squad for the Euro 2012, but his country eventually won the competition.
Now, it has been confirmed that David Villa has finally been given the green light and now he can train and play with the first team.
Since Barcelona have lost their manager, Josep Guardiola, after last season; Tito Vilanova is now taking charge of the Catalan club.
David Villa will definitely be an important asset to his plans since he is one of the best strikers in not only Spain, but also in Europe.
However, Villa is still going through a recovery process, and Barcelona will try and not rush things with his injury.
Barcelona’s official website read:
“David Villa is no longer in the hands of the doctors; he is now in the hands of the rehabilitators.”
The Spanish giants have already played two of their pre-season friendly games, but David Villa was not a part of any of them.
However, the Spaniard is expected to return when La Blaugrana take on the Premier League side, Manchester United, during the pre-season.
The biggest pre-season game for Barcelona will be the one against Real Madrid, when the two Spanish teams will battle it out in the Supercopa de Espana.
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