Samuel Eto'o has returned to full training with the rest of his Barcelona team-mates some four months after damaging knee ligaments.
The Cameroon hit-man tore the meniscus in his right knee in a UEFA Champions League game against Werder Bremen back in November.
He has been sidelined ever since with Barca patently missing his pace and goalscoring threat in the final third.
However, the Catalans were given a big boost on Thursday as the hit-man, who cut a delighted figure, finally rejoined his team-mates at the club's Mini Estadi training ground.
Although he has initially been given a lighter workload than his colleagues, Barca doctors are pleased with his progress and have pencilled him in to make his return in the league match against Racing Santander on February 11.
Eto'o has been Barca's top scorer for the past two campaigns since joining from Mallorca in the summer of 2004 and had managed five further goals this term before being struck down.