Messi back in training for Barça

BARCELONA — Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was back on the training pitch on Thursday as he bids to rid himself of a hamstring injury before Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Bayern Munich.

“The big novelty of this Thursday’s training session was Leo Messi,” BarÇa said in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.

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