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Neymar recovers from ankle injury

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IANS Barcelona

Brazilian striker Neymar has recovered from an ankle injury and is available for Saturday's Spanish League football match against Cordoba, his club FC Barcelona said in a statement Friday.

The club said that Neymar trained normally Friday. Last weekend, Neymar missed the match against Getafe and the two teams tied 0-0, reports Xinhua.

Neymar has scored 11 league goals this season and three in the Champions League.

If Barcelona wins against Cordoba Saturday, Barcelona will be lifted to within a point of leaders Real Madrid.

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First Published: Dec 19 2014 | 8:46 PM IST

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