Messi went down in agony after a tough challenge from defender Tomas Ujfalusi during the La Liga game and was likely to be out for three weeks.

However, he has already overcome his injury and now is poised to be on the bench in Barca's UEFA Champions League match at Rubin on Wednesday, according to media reports.

The 23-year-old is expected to be back to the Catalans' starting line-up against Mallorca next weekend in the Spanish cup.