( CNN ) -- Lionel Messi 's bid to break Gerd Muller 's record for goals in a calendar year is back on after the Argentina star was named in Barcelona 's squad to travel to Real Betis on Sunday . Messi , who is one short of the German 's 1972 milestone mark of 85 , has made a quick recovery from the injury he suffered on Wednesday that had football fans around the world so worried . `` He completed training on Saturday without any kind of trouble , '' coach Tito Vilanova said on Barca 's website . `` There are still a lot of hours until kickoff and we 'll all evaluate the situation together and decide whether he 'll play the full 90 minutes or just part of the match . `` The important thing is that he 's feeling okay ... But he could easily wake up in the morning and tell us he 's feeling pain again . '' Mapping Messi 's annus mirabilis . Messi injured his knee after coming on as a substitute in the 0-0 Champions League draw with Benfica , prompting fears that he would miss Barcelona 's last four games of 2012 . `` When I first felt the knock , the pain made me imagine I 'd be out for many months , '' he said . However , he announced the following day that the injury was not serious -- and now it appears he is fit to face fifth-placed Betis . `` If he travels it 's because he 's ready to play . If there was the slightest risk , he would n't be going , '' Vilanova said . `` I think Messi was comforted when he found out that it 's not a serious injury . If he wants to be in the squad because he 's not feeling any trouble , then so much the better for us . `` But he does n't need to make this kind of effort to show how much he loves this sport . '' Barcelona went into the weekend six points clear of Atletico Madrid , who host Deportivo La Coruna earlier on Sunday . Champions Real Madrid closed to within two points of Atletico after coming from behind to beat seventh-placed Valladolid on Saturday . Angolan striker Manucho twice put the home side ahead , but Germany midfielder Mesut Osil scored his second goal of the match with a superb 72nd-minute free-kick that went in off the underside of the crossbar to clinch a vital win for Real . Jose Mourinho brought on Angel Di Maria and Luka Modric in the second half to boost his attacking options , then was able to substitute opening goalscorer Karim Benzema late in the match with Real ahead . Malaga , like Real and Barca through to the last 16 of the Champions League , moved up to fourth on goal difference after a 4-0 win at home to Granada . Joaquin and Javier Saviola scored in the first half , while Ignacio Camacho and Roque Santa Cruz netted late in the second to leave Granada third from bottom . In Italy , veteran striker Francesco Totti scored twice as Roma moved up to fourth place in Serie A with a 3-2 win at home to Fiorentina . Fiorentina could have moved above third-placed Inter Milan , but went 3-1 down as Totti netted his second in first-half injury time . Moroccan striker Mounir El Hamdaoui reduced the deficit immediately after the interval but Totti set up Argentina-born Italy international Pablo Osvaldo for his eighth goal this season to put the capital side above the visitors on goal difference . Atalanta moved up to seventh with a 2-1 win over mid-table Parma , as veteran Argentine striker German Denis netted the opener for his sixth goal in Serie A this campaign . Defender Federico Peluso made it 2-0 before Brazilian Amauri reduced the deficit just before halftime . Valencia beat Osasuna 1-0 in Ernesto Valverde 's first game as coach , moving up to 10th in the table thanks to a 55th-minute goal from Spain striker Roberto Soldado .
Lionel Messi named in Barcelona squad for Sunday 's La Liga trip to Real Betis . Argentine has recovered quickly from injury that threatened his world record bid . Messi is one goals short of Gerd Muller 's record of 85 in a calendar year . Real Madrid come from behind to close gap on second-placed Atletico .