Lionel Messi returns to training
While Barcelona were to play their first 2011 fixture against Levante, they missed out on three key players – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331. While Carles Puyol was injured and Gerard Pique was suspended, it was the Argentinean striker Lionel
Messi who missed out on the game because of an “extended vacation”. The top goal scorer for Barcelona took special permission from his coach Josep Guardiola to stay in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 for 2 days more than other players.
With Lionel Messi gone, Barcelona found it hard to score against Levante; however, they still won the game to keep themselves up and running in the Spanish La Liga. After two days of the New Year, Lionel Messi was back in training for the La Blaugrana, as
the rest of the players trained in their training ground, the Ciutat Esportiva Joan.
The training session was held for the Cup game against Athletic Bilbao as Barcelona are to travel to San Mames for the away leg of the Copa Del Rey. The coach was delighted to see his favourite striker back from an “extended” vacation, as Lionel Messi is
now ready to face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535 in a tie-breaking away leg. Barcelona drew the game at the Nou Camp as the match ended in a goalless dead lock and both the teams could not produce any goals. However, with Barcelona going to San Mames it would mean that the
fixture is going to be the “deciding factor.”
Apart from this apaprent good news, there was somethinig else the fans were enthused about. The injured captain of the La Blaugrana, Carles Puyol was also seen on the training site. Fifteen first team players along with five B team players – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Alcantara,
Victor Vazquez, Marc Bartra, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juanjo-c19852 Brau to work on his legs so he could recover from the groin injury
that he picked during Catalonia’s fixture with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Honduras-c2918.
The newly signed Argentinean captain Javier Mascherano had to go back home to rest. Victor Valdes, Xavi Hernandez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxwell-c25051 worked out on his right leg as he felt a twinge
on the thigh.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 midfielder was given antibiotics to calm his fever down. The Argentine was sent home by the permission of Josep Guardiola as he required rest and he did not train along with the other
Barcelona players.
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