Barcelona's superstar Lionel Messi, who has been out due to a knee injury that has
sidelined him since late September, continues to inch closer to a return, as the club announced that the Argentine star was back in training on Monday.
It remains unclear if Messi, the all-time leading scorer in the history of El Clasico with 21 goals, will be fit for Saturday's installment of Europe's most enthralling football rivalry, when the Blaugrana visit
Real Madrid.
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| Lionel Messi seen training for Berca on Monday |
The attacking wizard was diagnosed with a ligament tear in his left knee on Sept. 26, and club doctors put a
timetable of 7-to-8 weeks on his potential return to the pitch, meaning a return in Saturday's contest at the Santiago Bernabeu would come exactly eight weeks after he sustained the ailment against
Las Palmas.
Source: Bloom Sports
