first game since suffering a broken vertebra in his back during the
World Cup when Barcelona play Mexican side Club Leon on Monday.
The 22-year-old could get his first experience of playing alongside
new teammate Luis Suarez as the Uruguayan is expected to make his
Barca debut after being cleared to play in friendly matches last week
by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, despite serving a four-month
ban from competitive games.
Neymar missed out on his country's ultimately disastrous 7-1
semi-final defeat to Germany on home soil after suffering the injury
when he was clattered by Juan Camilo Zuniga towards the end of
Brazil's 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia.
However, the injury could have been much worse as Neymar revealed that
had the impact of Zuniga's knee on his back been centimetres higher he
could have been left paralysed.
Lionel Messi is also likely to get his first outing since his
Argentina side lost the World Cup final to Germany on Monday as Barca
finalise their pre-season build up to the start of the La Liga
campaign when they host Elche on Sunday.
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