fit to face Malaga after recovering from a hamstring injury.
The Argentina forward missed Barca's 2-1 Copa del Rey win
over Athletic Bilbao in midweek having been taken off at
half-time in their 6-0 league win over the same opposition
last weekend.
But he is in line to feature at La Rosaleda as Barca aim to
keep pace with Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, who they trail
by two points.
Defender Jeremy Mathieu is also in contention to play
having been unavailable for the pair of games against Bilbao
due to a calf problem.
Speaking in his pre-match media conference, Luis Enrique
said: "Messi and Mathieu have recovered. In theory there is
no reason they can't play."
Messi has been hampered by injuries this campaign having
missed much of the first half of the season because of a
knee injury.
He was also absent for the semi-final of the Fifa Club World
Cup with renal colic but returned to score in the 3-0 win over
River Plate in the final.
The 28-year-old has netted 19 goals in 23 appearances in
all competitions this term.
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