Barca coach Valverde confirms Messi close to full fitness

Football
18 Oct 2019 • 6:47 AM MYT
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Barcelona travel to Eibar with Lionel Messi moving towards full fitness.

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde confirmed Messi was close to a return to being 100 per cent after an injury-ravaged start to the campaign.

He said, "He is in the process of being 100 percent fit.

"The other day he played 90 minutes and scored, that always reassures the strikers," he told the press.

"He has to go slowly to find reach top form. He only has one full game under his belt.

"We hope he can give us much more in the coming matches."