LIONEL MESSI has given Barcelona a huge boost ahead of their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich tomorrow evening.
The Argentine superstar was absent for Barca's 1-0 win at home to Levante on Saturday due to a hamstring strain, and though he hasn't been given a clean bill of health by the medical team, he has been included in the squad for the first leg of their semi-final tie away at the Allianz Arena.
"Messi is with the team and he is able to compete, although that's a decision for the coaching staff," Barca's sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta told the club's official website.
"We will not forego having the best possible team on the pitch."
Barca are in the last four of Europe's premier competition for a record sixth consecutive year.