Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta returned to training on Friday ahead of schedule after almost a month out of action with a knee injury, the club said.
The Spain international sustained knee ligament damage during Barca’s 3-2 league win over Valencia on October 22.
Iniesta was expected to be out for up to eight weeks but the 32-year-old midfielder joined his teammates in practice ahead of Sunday’s La Liga game at Real Sociedad.
Turkish midfielder Arda Turan missed Friday’s session with a fever while right back Aleix Vidal was absent due to personal reasons.
Barca are second in La Liga and four points adrift of Real Madrid, whom they face in the first Clasico of the season on December 3 at the Nou Camp.
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