Neymar Recovers from Mumps and Plays in FC Barcelona Match Against Malaga CF

Neymar Jr. Plays At Austria
Neymar Jr. at International Friendly soccer competition in Austria on November 2014. |

FC Barcelona and Malaga CF are tied 0-0 at half-time inside Camp Nou stadium. Neymar and Sergio Busquets returned to play for Barcelona in its match against Malaga in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 29.

Neymar was deemed "fit to play" after recovering from a bad case of the mumps. Busquets was cleared after healing from a minor injury.

"I want to make history. Regardless of what I will do, I hope it is a beautiful story with a lot of accomplishments that are not only personal, but also team-oriented as well," said 23-year-old Neymar at Nike's Tech Fleece Jacket launch.

"Off the pitch I'm not a guy who keeps thinking about the game 24 hours a day. I dress up and when it's time to warm up for a game I just go, ask God to bless me and say, "let's go'."

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Player Lineups:

Barcelona: Bravo; Roberto,Mascherano, Vermaelen, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar. Subs: Ter Stegen, Bartra, Mathieu, Gumbau, Rafinha, Munir, Sandro.

Málaga: Kameni; Rosales, Angeleri, Weligton, Torres; Horta, Recio, Tissone, Juankar; Amrabat, Cop. Subs: TBC.