Messi has recovered and could be in today's starting team. He was supposed to play just twenty minutes in the second half but he might play from the beginning.
"The good news are our two big players Messi and Umtiti have returned. They've trained with the team today. When you recover from an injury, you need playing time and training. I will talk to Messi, but he is supposed to play, just like Umtiti," explained the coach.
Messi got injured during Barca's game against Atletico Madrid at the end of September and missed one Champions League match and two World Cup qualifiers. Samuel Umtiti got injured during a training session.