Argentina's Lionel Messi has been in the spotlight for the first time since his departure from the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.

The Barcelona star did not leave much of his residence in Catalonia, where the training took place on Monday in the training camp that is being organized by Argentina on the stadiums of the sports city of Real Madrid in the Spanish capital.

# SelecciónMayor Lionel #Messi ya está en #Madrid con la albiceleste 🇦🇷.

¡Bienvenido, Leo! 👋👑😀 pic.twitter.com/GNYSsfBvV5

- Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) 18 March 2019

# SelecciónMayor @Argentina llevó a cabo su primer entrenamiento en Valdebebas. ¡Mirá las imágenes de la práctica! 📹 pic.twitter.com/djP9tMzskz

- Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) 18 March 2019

The camp is part of preparations for the friendly against Venezuela and Morocco.

# SelecciónMayor ¡Mirá las mejores fotos 📸 de la tarde! #VamosArgentina 🇦🇷💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/7fhp1ZhmCt

- Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) 18 March 2019

The Moroccan league has signed a match with his Argentine counterpart for 1.1 million dollars, including 500 thousand dollars for Messi's participation in the game.