Barcelona Captain Messi finally returns to group training

Leo Messi has trained with the rest of the group on Tuesday, August 11, COPE report.

The 33-year-old's swollen foot has fully recovered, although he trained with a bandage on his left leg out of precaution.

The forward is expected to start against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals as he will be absolutely fine for the match.

As a reminder, Messi had to do recovery work for two days following Kalidou Koulibaly's foul on him in the Napoli clash.

The club doctors prescribed him painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs to help advance his recovery.

Blaugrana face the Bavarians on Friday, August 14; the match will be played at a neutral venue in Portugal.