Argentine star Lionel Messi will be ready for the first match of his team Barcelona after returning from stopping due to the new Corona virus, according to his coach Kiki Cettin.
The best player in the world trained alone last Saturday at the Camp Nou stadium after being absent from two consecutive classes due to a "slight muscle contraction" in the right thigh, as his club announced last Friday.
Messi did special training in order to avoid risks seven days before the resumption of the local league, which is resuming its activity next Thursday, behind closed doors after it stopped since March due to the "Covid 19" virus.
When asked via the Movistar television channel, if Messi is ready for the first match after returning last Saturday in the hospitality of Real Mallorca in the 28th stage, Cittin said: «Messi is not the only one who did not exercise and the only one who felt annoyed. "This has happened with everyone, or specifically with everyone, since returning (to exercises)."
He revealed, "It is a slight contraction and we controlled it. He is in a very good condition and he will not face any problem."
It is certain that stopping since March will affect the players ’fitness and expose them to the injuries that Messi suffered since the start of the season, as he missed the 32-year-old for six weeks between August and September due to a calf injury, and then for a week in late September due to a problem with his left thigh.
However, the injury did not prevent the Argentine star who scored 24 goals in 31 games in all competitions, contributing to his team's lead in the league standings, two points behind his rivals Real Madrid, and reaching the final price of the Champions League where the Catalan club tied with Italian Napoli 1- 1 away from home, before the competition was suspended due to "Covid 19".
Citin also reassured Blaugrana fans about the position of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who got the green light to return to exercises after recovering from the surgery he underwent in January in the outer cartilage of his right knee.
"It is better than we expected," Cittin said. But the question that arises is to what extent he is ready after the long stoppage, and if he is ready to participate from the beginning ».
The Spanish league will resume its activity on Thursday after stopping for nearly three months in the Andalusian derby between Seville and Real Betis.
There are 11 stages remaining at the end of the season, and matches are expected to be played every day between now and the close on July 19.

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