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Messi fit for Celta trip after foot scare

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BARCELONA: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is fit for for Sunday’s trip to Celta Vigo in La Liga after a scare over a possible foot injury, coach Luis Enrique said on Saturday.
Messi, the top scorer in Spain’s top flight with 32 goals, did not feature in either of Argentina’s friendlies during the international break after sustaining a blow to his right foot which caused swelling and inflammation.
“He is perfectly fine, in perfect condition from what we have seen during training,” Luis Enrique told a news conference.
“Players are used to it and Leo and the rest of the strikers know that it is a part of their career in football,” added the former Spain and Barca midfielder.
“This kind of knock can develop positively so that the pain disappears in two or three days or it can get more complicated.But he has been fine since he arrived back. The knock is still there but he has recovered,”said Luis Enrique.
When they run out at Celta, Barca could see four-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday. (Reuters)

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