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Luis Suarez trains with Barcelona ahead of Copa del Rey final

Luis Suarez trained with Barcelona, but is yet to be given the all-clear to play
Image: Luis Suarez trained with Barcelona, but is yet to be given the all-clear to play

Luis Suarez has returned to training with his Barcelona team-mates, despite not being given the all-clear to play a part in Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao.

The Uruguay international has been out for two weeks after picking u a hamstring injuty in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Bayern Munich, missing Barca's final two La Liga games.

"All the available players from the first team trained," Barca said on their website on Wednesday. "Luis Suarez worked with them without yet being given the medical all-clear."

After the Copa del Rey clash, Barcelona face Juventus in next Saturday's Champions League final in Berlin, with an unprecetended second treble in seven seasons in sight.

The Catalan giants are the only Spanish club to have won the ultimate treble, achieving the feat under Pep Guardiola in 2008-09.

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Suarez, 28, has scored 24 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions this season and has also laid on 16 assists, developing a fine understanding with Lionel Messi and Neymar.

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