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Aitana Bonmatí Returns to Group Training, Targets Bayern Semifinal

Her availability could lift Barcelona with the league title within reach.

Overview

  • She is back training with the first-team group in what club reporters describe as the final phase of her recovery.
  • In a Movistar interview, she said her goal is to be ready for the Champions League semifinal against Bayern, though she did not confirm a match.
  • Coverage in Spain reports she could make the squad for the Espanyol derby, where Barcelona can clinch the league with a win.
  • She suffered a transyndesmal fracture of the left fibula during a Spain training session on November 30 and later had surgery, which she said went well.
  • The three-time Ballon d'Or winner has watched from the stands and said it hurts to be out, yet she now feels close to stepping back on the field.