Barcelona expect to have a defender available against Celta Vigo despite the delay in returning to training

It has been more than a month since Eric Garcia suffered a muscle injury during the warm-up before Barcelona's game against Sevilla, which the La Liga leaders won 5-1. It was only expected to miss 1-2 weeks, but despite the fact that the timeframe has more than doubled, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Garcia has done individual work during the international break as he steps up his bid to return to action this weekend when Barcelona travel to face Celta Vigo. He has yet to join the group, however Sport say that the expectation is that the 24-year-old defender will be given the medical green light in the coming days.

Garcia is an important team player, especially now due to the absence of Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen. Flick will be determined to have returned for the trip to Balaidos, as Barcelona aim to return to winning ways after the defeat in Real Sociedade last time.