For the first time since early November, after breaking his fifth metatarsal, Lionel Messi is back in the Barcelona squad after being declared fit to play by the club doctors. He is now all set to make an appearance against Racing Santander on Sunday.

Another player back from injury is Ronaldinho, who missed last weeks game against Osasuna as well as Brazil's game against Portugal.

Samuel Eto'o is also in the squad after making his return last weekend against Osasuna.

Eto'o and Messi aren't expected to start the game but they are set to play a part some time during the game.The players who make way for the return of Ronaldinho and Messi are Eidur Gudjohnsen and Santi Ezquerro.

With the return of Barça's three most lethal players, they will be looking to return to winning ways against Racing.

In their last encounter, Barça came away from El Sardinero with a comfortable 0-3 victory with goals from Ludovic Giuly, Samuel Eto'o and a last minute Ronaldinho penalty kick.

Racing
Racing sit in 9th place in La Liga with 29 points. In their last game, they claimed a 1-0 victory at home against Getafe. They are currently unbeaten in 4 games, with two victories and two draws sandwiched in between those victories. Their last defeat came just over a month ago when Levante beat them 2-0 in Valencia.

Squad
The 18 man squad:
Valdés, Jorquera, Puyol, Giuly, Edmilson, Xavi, Gio, Saviola, Eto'o, Oleguer, Deco, Iniesta, Zambrotta, Belletti, Marquez, Motta, Messi and Ronaldinho.