Messi laments injury

Lionel Messi

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has admitted that he is both sad and angry following his latest injury setback.

The Argentine limped off 19 minutes into his club’s 4-1 win at Real Betis at the weekend, after suffering a hamstring tear that is likely to rule him out of action for six to eight weeks.

Messi has been beset by thigh problems this year and he freely admits that this is a frustrating time for him.

“I am sad because I did not expect to get an injury but I am also angry as it has come straight after another injury,” the 26-year-old attacker told Ole.

Despite his understandable disappointment, Messi was philosophical over this latest blow, musing that it “happened because it had to happen.”

Prior to the past 12 months, Messi’s injury record has been almost exemplary, as he featured in over 50 club games per season since 2008-09.

His intensive playing schedule has been mooted as a possible explanation for his current problems, but Messi was quick to deny that this is the case.

“I’m not the only one playing many games a season,” he pointed out. “Many people in the league play as much as I do.”