Spanish league club, FC Barcelona has given a confirmatory report that Lionel Messi has sustained a minor muscle injury.
Recall that Lionel Messi has been found missing in training for days and he was expected to be back at training with the rest of the group on Friday so as not to be at risk of missing the opening game against Real Mallorca on June 13.
However, the Catalan giants, Barcelona have now released an official medical update of their own, and have confirmed that Messi has picked up a ‘minor’ muscle injury and is continuing to train individually as they look to avoid aggravating the problem with the first game back edging ever closer.
Furthermore, Barcelona suggested that Messi will be given the green light to return to the group sessions in a ‘few days’ time’, but the medical staff will naturally be monitoring him closely as they will want to avoid the problem becoming more serious which in turn could force him to be sidelined for the restart of the campaign.
Messi has been as influential as ever so far this season, scoring 24 goals and providing 16 assists in 31 appearances, and so Barcelona fans won’t need reminding of his importance to the team and to coach Quique Setien as they look to protect their two-point lead over rivals Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table.
Luis Suarez has also been working his way back from the knee surgery in January and looks to be in good shape, while Ousmane Dembele remains sidelined with an injury problem of his own.
Meanwhile, Barcelona will be eager to have Messi available when things kick off again, with games taking place almost every three days from June 13 onwards.
