Things are looking up for Jérôme Boateng as he battles back from injury. On Thursday lunchtime the FC Bayern centre-back surmounted the latest hurdle en route to a comeback when he returned to the practice ground for a light jog. Boateng sustained a groin injury in the first match after the winter break away to Hamburg on 22 January and has been sidelined since then. In mid-February the player announced his target of resuming the squad training programme in April. The 2014 World Cup winner has now taken an important step towards fulfilling that goal.