Mascherano, Valdes set to return for Barcelona

Barcelona says defender Javier Mascherano will be sidelined with injury for up to two weeks and is likely to miss next week's Champions League match against Celtic. (AP/Manu Fernandez)

BARCELONA, Spain — Defender Javier Mascherano and goalkeeper Victor Valdes have recovered from injury and are available for Barcelona’s remaining three games of the season.

The club says Mascherano is fit again after he injured a ligament in his right knee during the Champions League game with Paris Saint-Germain on April 2.

Valdes had been sidelined recently with a right foot problem.

Barcelona, which clinched its 22nd Spanish league title last weekend, will still be missing injured top scorer Lionel Messi for Sunday’s game against Valladolid.

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