This international break Luis Enrique is looking to reincorporate several injured players into his squad, and none moreso than Andres Iniesta, whose creativity in midfield has without a doubt been missed for the Blaugrana. The Clasico is the match Iniesta is targeting to make his return, but it will most likely be as a sub, even as Real Madrid hold a two point cushion at the top of LaLiga table. The best case scenario is the December 3rd return but there is still a chance the Spanish maestro doesn't play again until 2017. Iniesta's recovery is going as planned and he enters the decisive second stage of his recuperation. With no risks being taken, even in a Clasico, the most supporters will see of Iniesta is as a substitute.20 years at Barcelona for Andres Iniesta; eight LaLiga titles, four Champions Leagues, three Club World Cups, and of course a World Cup with Spain off the back of the skills he's mastered in Catalunya.
Brought over from Albacete in 1996 as a promising 12-year-old, it was a tough adaptation period that made the playmaker into the man he is today, coming from the village of Fuentealbilla to perform in front of crowds almost 50 times the size of his hometown's entire population. On October 6, 1996, Iniesta pulled on the Blaugrana jersey for the first time, as part of the Infantil B team that clinched the title with the future captain in its ranks. #Iniesta20 is being used to pay tribute to the Spaniard's career so far on social media, with the player himself capable of turning that LaLiga haul into double figures with at least a few years still left on the clock.
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