Sports News | Lionel Messi Back Training with Rest of Barcelona Squad
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Lionel Messi rejoined the rest of his Barcelona teammates at practice on Wednesday.
Barcelona, Sep 9 (AP) Lionel Messi rejoined the rest of his Barcelona teammates at practice on Wednesday.
Messi had been practicing separately from the group since returning to the club on Monday. He had not been with the squad since announcing he wanted to leave and then deciding to stay to avoid a legal dispute with Barcelona.
He needed to pass two coronavirus tests before he could practice with the rest of the squad under incoming coach Ronald Koeman.
Also back with the group was Philippe Coutinho, who also had been practicing separately. Players who had been with their national teams for Nations League matches also returned, including Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Sergio Busquets. Barcelona said that defender Samuel Umtiti has been cleared by doctors after recovering from COVID-19.
Also Read | IPL 2020 Opening Ceremony: Here’s Why There Won’t be Any Gala Curtain Raiser This Year.
Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal, who like Umtiti are not in Koeman's plans for the season, also have been practicing normally.
The club has scheduled a friendly against third-division club Nastic for Saturday.
Barcelona had its first two Spanish league games postponed because it played in the later stages of the Champions League. The team's league debut will be against Villarreal at the Camp Nou at the end of the month. (AP)
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)