Barcelona coach says Lionel Messi has fully recovered from injury

I empathize more with a few than others, but that is normal, like in school with classmates, but my relationship with all my players is good. “(It’s) Great news for all the “culers” (Barca fans) and for all the team mates and for all those that make up Barca, to see the best (player) back on the field, training and playing, and now all he needs is to charge his legs with minutes, with batteries and (then we can) enjoy Leo again”.

Defeat may take Roma’s qualification fate out of their own hands, as they sit second in the standings – one and two points clear of Bayer Leverkusen and BATE respectively – and Garcia believes his side can get something from Tuesday’s clash.

Barcelona will look to repeat the performance they delivered in the Clasico as they host Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday.

“We’re going to have to take a step up because it’s a different game in a different setting”, Roma right back Maicon said.

But ahead of facing Enrique’s former side AS Roma in the champions league group stage, the Spaniard expects the Italians to be offensive, and reckons the game to be far more open that the last time the two teams met.

“For us it won’t change much in terms of the table if we draw or lose”.

“We battled hard and tried to play our game despite the weather. The main thing is that we at least come away with a point”, he told the club’s official website.

Chelsea, who celebrated a first win in four domestic league outings at the weekend, will qualify for the knockout stage if they beat Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv drop points at Group G leaders Porto.

Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique has revealed Messi is fully recovered from injury and he is pretty excited about it.

Roma, meanwhile, are without Francesco Totti, Gervinho (both thigh) and Mohamed Salah (ankle), though Daniele De Rossi could be fit to return to the squad.