Messi is in line to miss Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifying games with Peru and Paraguay.
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‘Leo Messi has groin strain in his right leg and he will be out for around three weeks, ‘ Barca officials confirm. Ivan Rakitic’s header put the La Liga Champions in front before Messi dropped to the ground struggling with his groin area, struggles of which were seen from the earlier stages of the match itself.
“Barcelona always sends us messages saying that we must take care of Messi, but they don’t take care of him very well”, the Argentina coach told Fox Sports. He plays every match.
Sevilla head coach Jorge Sampaoli has waded into the debate over Lionel Messi’s injury, arguing South American players are not given enough time to recover from their global duties.
Off to Spain now and a big game as the last two winners of the domestic league would battle as Barcelona hosted Atletico Madrid.
“Barcelona don’t make things hard for us”. He is expect to be out for three weeks. “We talked at half-time and the team was able to react in the second half and played with more aggression”.
But Bauza’s angry tirade didn’t end there and he continued to criticize the conduct of the club.
Barca had plenty of possession in the first half but Atletico, who knocked them out of the Champions League last season, forced them into tight spaces and constricted their ability to create openings.
“It’s hard, it was a tough game and we gave a lot but sometimes these results happen”.
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But prior to that, Barca will visit Sporting Gijon, Borussia Monchengladbach and Celta Vigo before the October’s worldwide break. “We did have something similar a year ago, even longer than now, and the team played at a good level”. “We, the coaches and doctors, must assume responsibility while he’s with us and have the ability to discourage him from playing all the time, because he runs the risk of becoming injured”. But I am thinking about playing these matches without him.
