Messi out for eight weeks
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Barcelona
forward Lionel Messi will be out for between six and eight weeks with a
hamstring injury, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
The Argentine suffered a muscle tear in his left hamstring during Barca’s 4-1 La Liga win at Real Betis on Sunday.
The World Player of the Year was
substituted during the first half after pulling up following a sprint
for possession. It was his 16th game of the season in which he has
scored 14 goals.
It was also the third thigh injury of
the season for a player renowned under former Barcelona coach Pep
Guardiola for his ability to avoid injury, despite being the focal point
of Barcelona’s famed tiki-taka, one-touch football.
Barcelona said on their website the
first stage of Messi’s recovery would be in the Catalan city before he
travelled to Buenos Aires.
The 26-year-old will miss the final two
matches in the Champions League group stage for Barcelona, against Ajax
Amsterdam and Celtic. Barca have already qualified for the last 16 which
takes place in late February.
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