There is an worldwide break at the start of next month, and Messi could miss the crucial World Cup qualifiers for Argentina as well.
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The home crowd couldn’t sink in enough with Messi’s injury, when Diego Godin’s header was superbly pushed over the bar by Ter Stegen in the dying minutes of the game.
Lionel Messi is expected to miss Barcelona’s three upcoming games – trips to Sporting Gijon, Borussia Monchengladbach and Celta Vigo – after picking up an injury against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, September 21.
“We received the official report from Barcelona and to us it seemed unusual because three weeks is not long enough to recover from a torn adductor muscle. We have a lot of options, we’ll look at them when the players are all together”, he said.
However, Messi should be fit in time for a reunion with old manager Pep Guardiola when Manchester City visit the Camp Nou on Champions League duty on October 19.
Lionel Messi is not properly looked after by Barcelona claims Argentina coaching set-up.
Arda Turan was readied and entered the game in Messi’s place, and Angel Correa grabbed Atletico’s equaliser nearly immediately.
“Last year we also had an unfortunate situation but the team kept playing at a high level”, the coach added.
Groin issues weren’t new for the star, though, who missed time for both club and country this month because of it, and Bauza took issue with Messi playing four games in 12 days for Barca despite the problems.
The post Enrique: Messi Injury A Big Loss For Football appeared first on 360Nobs.com. Real had opened the door for Barcelona and Atletico to reduce the gap at the top after only managing a 1-1 draw against Villarreal, a result which ended their 100 percent start to the La Liga season.
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The events prompted Argentina boss Edgardo Bauza to criticise Barcelona’s handling of Messi this week, before later insisting he did “not want a war” with the club. The two scored 18 goals between them with Messi sidelined.
