The Chilean winger injured himself during the international break which recently took place, but might be available to play against Real Betis over the weekend.
The Chilean winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979, is reported to be back in training for La Blaugrana, as Tito Vilanova will breathe a sigh of relief over the fact that there is a replacement lined up for the first-choice, Lionel Messi, who is out injured.
Barcelona have been playing without Sanchez since he picked up an injury while he was out on international duty in order to represent his national side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871.
The 23-year-old was out injured because of an ankle strain and has not been a part of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 starting line-up since then.
However, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 still not fully fit to play the full 90 minutes, Tito Vilanova is definitely going to try and play him up front; in his favourite behind-the-striker role.
Alexis Sanchez joined Barcelona last season and since then he has not made an impact which was expected of him and he is yet to prove the price tag which was levied on him.
However, one of the main reasons why Sanchez is taking so much time to leave an impression in the Spanish La Liga is because of the fact that he has not been playing in his favourite role.
Back when he used to play in the Italian Serie A, Sanchez either used to play on the right wing, or as an attacking midfielder.
However, since joining La Blaugrana, Sanchez has either played on the left or right wing, or he has played up front as a sole striker for the Catalan giants.
Therefore, he has not been too impressive this season but now is definitely the chance for him to shine as Messi is not fully fit to play and Sanchez has the a chance to play either in the attacking midfield role, or the false-9 position which he has never
played in before.
The game against Benfica is definitely going to be a tough one for the Catalan giants and if Lionel Messi is not available to play in the first team, a player like Alexis Sanchez is necessary to make an impact for the league leaders.
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