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Neymar recovers from mumps, fit for 1st match

Neymar recovers from mumps, fit for 1st match

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, left, and Neymar, from Brazil, attend a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in San Joan Despi, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. AP

BARCELONA: Barcelona says Neymar has been cleared to play his first match of the season after having recovered from the mumps. The European champions say Neymar 'is fit to to play' after practicing for a week with the team. The Brazil striker missed the UEFA Super Cup, both legs of the Spanish Super Cup and Barcelona's league opener, a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona hosts Malaga later Saturday in La Liga. Sergio Busquets was also cleared to play after a minor injury forced his substitution at Bilbao last weekend.