Argentina star FC Barcelona and sixfold Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi (32) suffers from “small contracture in the right quadriceps”.
He missed the last two collective training sessions on Wednesday and Friday morning, the club announced on Friday.
“FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi suffers from a small contracture in his right leg quadriceps. He did specific work this Friday to avoid the risks, eight days before the first La Liga match,” the club said in its press release issued Friday noon.
“It is expected that he will return to work with the rest of the group in the coming days,” said Barça, calm about the presence of the “Pulga” (“chip”, in Spanish) for the resumption of Blaugrana, the June 13 in Mallorca (10 p.m.).
This Friday, after the rest day of the previous day, the Argentine striker did individual indoor work on the sidelines of the collective session with Ansu Fati, detailed the club, while Messi had already missed training Wednesday to train on his side.
“The next training will be this Saturday, but with a change of scenario: the men of Quique Setién will train at Camp Nou to continue preparing for the return to competition, which is getting closer and closer,” concluded Barça. .
Stopped for three months because of the new coronavirus pandemic, La Liga will resume Thursday with the derby between Seville and Betis.
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