ASTON Villa striker Christian Benteke has returned to training to end a five month injury lay-off. Boss Paul Lambert confirmed the Belgium international rejoined the squad on Monday for the first time since rupturing his Achilles in April. Benteke missed Belgium's World Cup campaign this summer after the injury but is on schedule with his September comeback expected. Lambert said: "I'm delighted with the efforts of the medical team here at Villa for working incredibly hard with Christian to get him back to fitness so quickly."