Messi fit to resume bid for goal record
LONDON. December 9. KAZINFORM Lionel Messi's bid to break Gerd Muller's record for goals in a calendar year is back on after the Argentina star was named in Barcelona's squad to travel to Real Betis on Sunday.
Messi, who is one short of the German's 1972 milestone mark of 85, has made a quick recovery from the injury he suffered on Wednesday that had football fans around the world so worried.
"He completed training on Saturday without any kind of trouble," coach Tito Vilanova said on Barca's website, CNN reported.
"There are still a lot of hours until kickoff and we'll all evaluate the situation together and decide whether he'll play the full 90 minutes or just part of the match.
"The important thing is that he's feeling okay ... But he could easily wake up in the morning and tell us he's feeling pain again."
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