Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi is fully recovered from injury and should make his comeback against Deportivo today, coach Luis Enrique said.

The five-times world player of the year has resumed full training after sustaining a groin injury in the 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid last month.

“Leo has been training with the team since Wednesday and at a high level. When you come back from injury you need minutes, in games and in training, and so I’ll speak with him to decide, but in theory he’s available,” Luis Enrique told reporters yesterday.

France international defender Samuel Umtiti is also available after recovering from a knee ligament injury as Barca also prepare for a heavyweight Champions League clash with Manchester City next Wednesday.

“The great news is that we have recuperated two injured players in Leo and Samuel,” Luis Enrique added.

Barca won two of three games without all-time top scorer Messi, winning 5-0 at Sporting Gijon and labouring to a 2-1 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach, but they lost 4-3 at Celta Vigo before the international break.

“You notice it when any player is missing and when you are talking about the best player of all time then any team would be affected by that, but our challenge is to accept it, as we did last season,” added Luis Enrique.