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Vilanova Recovers to Take Charge of Barca Match

Description:Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will take charge of the team for their opening game of 2013 at home to city rivals Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday (January 5) after making a quicker than expected recovery from a throat operation. The 44-year-old needed a second round of surgery just over two weeks ago after having had an operation to remove a tumour from his saliva glands in November 2011. (0:22)

Source: Reuters - Sports

Tags: reuters , Espanyol , Javier Aguirre , Jordi Roura