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| Lionel Messi limps off during the 4-1 victory at Real Betis |
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is set to be sidelined for up to two months with a hamstring injury he sustained during Sunday's match with Real Betis.
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Messi limped off after 21 minutes of
the 4-1 win after injuring his left hamstring and he underwent further tests on
Monday to determine the extent of the problem.
After receiving the results of those
tests, Barcelona said the Argentinian is likely to be absent for between
"six and eight weeks".
A Barca statement read:
"According to the club's medical services, the tests taken on Monday
morning by Leo Messi have confirmed that the player has suffered a torn muscle
in the femoral biceps of his left leg.
"The approximate time he will
be out is between six and eight weeks. The first part of his recovery will take
place in Barcelona and the sec
ond, in Buenos Aires."
ond, in Buenos Aires."
The injury will rule Messi out of
both of Argentina's upcoming friendlies against Ecuador and Bosnia-Herzegovina
as well as up to eight matches for Barca.
If he is not available again before
the end of the year, Messi would sit out four Primera Division matches, the
Champions League clashes against Ajax and Celtic, and both legs of the Copa del
Rey last-32 tie against Cartagena.
The good news for Barca is that they
boast a three-point lead at the top of La Liga and are already through to the
knockout stages in Europe.
The world player of the year, 26,
has suffered from hamstring issues in the past, including twice already this
season having also damaged the left one in the first leg of the Spanish Super
Copa and then the right one at the end of September.
His team-mate Cesc Fabregas, who
experienced similar problems while at Arsenal, on Sunday night urged Messi not
to try to rush his recovery.
"He needs to take as much time
as he needs, to recover and get back to his level. We need him at his
best," he said.
"I had something similar at
Arsenal. You think you're okay, but you're not. I had this injury, I wasn't
right for up to a year and half, it's a really frustrating injury. You need to
take whatever time you need because if you don't
it won't heal properly,'' the Spain international told Canal Plus.
it won't heal properly,'' the Spain international told Canal Plus.
Fabregas, who scored two second-half
goals in the win over Betis, also picked up a knee injury in the victory and
will be sidelined for seven days, Barca announced.
He will be replaced in the Spain
squad for the friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa by his
Barca team-mate Marc Bartra.
It is the first time the 22-year-old
centre-back has been called up by the reigning world and European champions.
source: livescores.com
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous no be lie if you look am well. Though blogers can lie but this is true. Aftlist he is now fit to tink about world best since the obstacle is missing. But still on still he is not gona be.I'm not being sentimental because arsenal fans can never be sentimental.
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