BARCELONA: Lionel Messi returned to training with Barcelona on Thursday after receiving treatment for kidney stones which affected his participation in December’s Club World Cup.

The Argentine superstar had tests “to assess the development of kidney stones,” Barca reported.

Messi suffered renal colic, a problem commonly caused by kidney stones, in Japan in December forcing him to miss eventual winners Barcelona’s semi-final against China’s Guangzhou Evergrande.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2016