Villa back in Barca squad after long layoff

"He seems in very good shape after such a long and tough injury," team-mate Andres Iniesta told a news conference ahead of Barca's friendlies against Manchester United on Wednesday and Dinamo Bucharest three days later.

New coach Tito Vilanova, who replaced Pep Guardiola at the end of last season, named Villa in the 24-man squad for the matches in Gothenburg and Bucharest, Barca's final friendlies before the La Liga season starts the weekend of August 18/19.

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