Barcelona star Lionel Messi showed up in Barca's training session for the first time since August 5. The Blaugrana are preparing to kick off their campaign in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the group stage.
The Argentina captain is expected to take part in Dortmund's encounter as it will be his first game with Barca during this season
However, Barcelona's head coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday he did not expect that Messi would take part in Dortmund's clash.
The Spanish League winners kicked off the 2019-20 season without Messi as he suffered a right calf injury during on Monday, August 5.
The session also witnessed the return of Ousmane Dembele, who was ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury following Barca's encounter against Athletic Bilbao in the opening game of La Liga.
On Saturday, Barcelona demolished Valencia 5-2 in the fourth round of the Spanish League, pulling off their second victory during this season.
In August, Messi was named as the Uefa Forward of the Season for the fifth time after scoring more goals than anyone else in the competition last season.
It is worth mentioning that Barcelona were pooled in Group alongside Borussia Dortmund. Inter Milan, and Slavia Prague
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