Barcelona's chances of gettings the results against Inter Milan on Wednesday has been heavily boosted with the return of Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele. The pair passed a late fitness test and should be contesting for places in Wednesday's Champions League home matchup.
Messi, who missed Barca's preseason tour in America through injury made his first start against Villarreal but suffered a relapse in the proceeding. An examination by the medical team revealed that the Argentine had injured his left adductor, forcing him to miss the weekend's win over Getafe.
Nevertheless, an early team news suggests that Messi is now fit to feature in the upcoming clash with Inter Milan. Relatively, Ousmane Dembele could be seen in action after making a recovery from a thigh injury.
Meanwhile, the manager of the Nerazzurri Antonio Conte has revealed that his star marksman Romelu Lukaku will be amiss when his side graces Camp Nou. According to the former Juventus and Chelsea headcoach, the Belgian striker has picked up a knock to his thighs.
"Romelu didn't travel with us because he's got a slight problem with his quadriceps," Conte told a news conference on Tuesday.
"It's a problem he's had for about 10 days now and one that he kept on mentioning, but tests have revealed that it's nothing serious.
"We're quite relaxed about it but didn't want to risk him."
