Messi will miss Barca’s trips to Sporting Gijon, Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League and Celta Vigo in the next week due to a groin strain.
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The injury was severe enough for reports to circulate suggesting that Barcelona did not want Messi to travel to join up with the Argentina squad during the recent worldwide window following his short-lived retirement.
“Last season, he was out for two-and-a-half months and the team responded fantastically”, said Enrique.
Luis Enrique felt the row had been blow out of proportion and insisted there was no ill will on Suarez’s part.
But former Spain worldwide Abelardo, twice a LaLiga victor with Barca during his playing career, says the resources at Luis Enrique’s disposal mean that Messi will not be missed.
“He should have played against Venezuela”, Bauza said. “But for me as coach and for the team it’s a challenge if we have to play without him”, the Argentina coach was quoted as saying by Sport24.
Buenos Aires: Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza launched a stinging attack on Barcelona on Thursday after losing star forward Lionel Messi for vital World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay next month. I don’t want to fight with Barcelona. “We’ve got more than enough resources to deal with it and beat any team”.
Catalan newspaper Diario Sport reports that Armando Perez, who is president of the Supervisory Committee at the AFA, was the man who made the contact with Barcelona to make the apology. It’s always bad news when a player gets injured, terrible news.
“I now have to rest for a few days before coming back even stronger”, Messi posted on his official Facebook page. That the best player in the world is injured is bad news for everyone, not just for Barcelona.
‘It seems really unusual that they make him play every game with the problems that he has’.
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The 29-year-old suffered a hamstring tear in the adductor of his right thigh during Barcelona’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in their La Liga clash on 21 September, according to the club’s official website.
