Lionel Messi is expected to return from injury in time for Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Roma on November 24.
The Blaugrana star, who helped his team win a historic treble last season, has been out of action since suffering a knee injury in a clash with La Liga opponents Las Palmas, back in September.
Following rumours that the four-time Ballon d’Or winner’s recovery was progressing slower than expected, it is now being reported in El Mundo Deportivo that Messi will return to action for the El Clasico against their fierce rivals Real Madrid, just three days prior to their second Champions League match with Roma.
“He is still in the recovery process, but it is going well,” said Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu.
“We will get Messi back, either before of after these games, but the only thing we are concerned about, is for him to recover well. We are infinitely stronger with Messi,” he added.
In their first meeting, while Barcelona dominated large parts of the match, Roma drew level with the current Champions League holders, after Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi hit an absolute screamer from 50 meters out.
Even without their talisman, Barcelona’s Neymar and Luis Suarez have proven to be a deadly attacking duo, as they currently sit second in the Spanish league and also top their group in the Champions League, having earned double the points of second place Roma.
