Barcelona's soccer player Lionel Messi poses with the Golden Boot trophy before their Spanish first division league match against Granada at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona November 23, 2013. REUTERS/Albert Gea
MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has completed the first stage of his recovery from a thigh strain and will travel to his native Argentina on Friday as planned to continue treatment, his club Barcelona said on Thursday.
Messi sustained the injury in a La Liga match at Real Betis on November 10 and the World Player of the Year is likely to be sidelined until the middle of January.
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