FCBARCELONA.CAT

22.04.2008 12:15

Henry set to return

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Thierry Henry spent Tuesday morning training alone on the Camp Nou pitch in order to be ready to play against Manchester United and is set to join in with the rest of the Barcelona squad in the evening session.

With the first leg of the Champions League semi final approaching, coach Frank Rijkaard has been recovering the majority of his players and now Henry is set to be given the green light to play. The Frenchman has missed two training session because of a fever, but he is now back and looked in good shape as he worked with fitness coach Albert Roca.

After undergoing the morning routine, Henry is now set to train with the first team squad on Tuesday evening and should be made available to be named in the squad for the visit of Manchester United.

Three goals in Europe

This season, Henry has played in eight of Barcelona's ten Champions League matches and scored three goals. Two of those came in Camp Nou, against Olympique Lyonnais and Rangers, while the other was away at Parkhead against Celtic in the quarter finals.