Barcelona captain Lionel Messi missed training again on Friday with the club confirming the forward has a minor injury and is expected back soon. 'Some players seem to be feeling the fatigue a bit more and that's when the pain can appear. The Argentine lasted only 23 minutes of Barcelona’s clash against Seville befor… They trail Los Blancos by three points ahead of this weekend's trip to Real Betis. Lionel Messi will play no part in Barcelona's La Liga opener on Friday at Athletic Bilbao, missing the match due to a calf injury. The match kicks off at 3 p.m. Lionel Messi has been playing through a thigh injury for Barcelona in the last few weeks, Barcelona's fitness woes are stacking up, with Luis Suarez set to be out until at least April. ': Lewis Hamilton's Black Lives Matters gestures are slammed as 'too much' by former Russian F1 rival Vitaly Petrov - who bizarrely claims racism doesn't exist in his country, Antonio Rudiger on brink of Chelsea exit as he is left out of Frank Lampard's squad AGAIN with PSG ready to make a move for the out-of-favour centre back, Every Premier League game to be televised live until the October international break with bumper Sunday of SIX games as fans face long wait to return to stadiums following latest Government Covid clampdown, Champions League and Europa League set to stick with five subs leaving English clubs to face different rules on the continent after Premier League reverted back to three, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent from UEFA Player of the Year shortlist for first time in a DECADE as Bayern duo Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer compete with Man City's Kevin De Bruyne for the prize, For so long Matt Judge has been United's Mr Invisible, but Patrice Evra's fury thrust him to the eye of their transfer storm - and now Ed Woodward's right-hand man is firmly in the sights of angry fans, American group ALK Capital in talks over potential takeover of Burnley - with sports investment company wanting majority ownership as Premier League continues to attract US investment, 'It didn't exactly speak in favour of going to London': Timo Werner admits he had doubts over Chelsea move after watching Bayern Munich romp to Champions League victory at Stamford Bridge, Luis Suarez leaves Barcelona's training ground IN TEARS having said goodbye to his team-mates after being forced out of the club - with Atletico Madrid paying just £3.7m to sign him. 30.06.2021, Agent: The expected front three will likely be Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann and probably Ousmane Dembele. EXCLUSIVE: Bournemouth test their players for coronavirus after a late request by Manchester City - and the... Nelson Semedo was billed as Dani Alves' successor at Barcelona but has been forced out... could he now form... Messi playing through pain barrier in Barcelona injury crisis - sources. Right Winger, Contract expires: Lionel Messi has been playing through a thigh injury for Barcelona in the last few weeks.
CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | A lack of bodies saw the Spanish giants dip into the transfer market in January on the hunt for a new forward - being linked with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Valencia's Rodrigo - although no stars ended up arriving at the Nou Camp. Argentina, Injury history, suspensions and absences are based on a variety of media reports and are researched with the greatest of care. Jun 24, 1987 (33), Place of birth: On this page injuries as well as suspensions. 10:29 am ET, UEFA Men's Player Of The Year Finalists Announced, miss the team's USA tour matches against Napoli in early August, Man City, United start in opposite directions, UCL play-offs: RB Salzburg closer to qualification, McKennie starts in debut for Juventus; Ronaldo scores, Chelsea set to sign Mendy to replace Kepa in goal, Son scores four, Kane sets assist record in Spurs' win, Zidane says Real Madrid had no problem with Bale. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. SQUAD⚽ #AthleticBarça San MamésThis is the first list for our La Liga debut! Play it now. Suárez and Juventus agree terms - 14th player to play with Messi and Ronaldo. Nelson Semedo was billed as Dani Alves' successor at Barcelona but has been forced out... could he now form one of the Premier League's most dynamic partnerships at Wolves with fellow Nou Camp outcast Adama Traore? While the niggling thigh problem is yet to go away, Messi is still producing the goods on the pitch as he provided two assists in the 2-1 win against Levante on Sunday. Lionel Messi playing for Barcelona. The Argentine superstar has been managing a thigh issue for a number of weeks but is pushing on to bolster Barca's frontline after Luis Suarez was sidelined until April and Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for the season. After the club announced that he would miss the team's USA tour matches against Napoli in early August with a Grade 1 calf strain, he was not included on the team's squad list for the visit to San Mames to take on Athletic. New manager Quique Setien has not won everyone over since taking over at the Catalan outfit last month, and he risks the fury of Barcelona fans with his training sessions said to be exacerbating Messi's injury. His last match for Barca was on May 25 against Valencia in the Copa del Rey final, which Barca lost 2-1. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/reg/free/stories, at Lionel Messi will play no part in Barcelona's La Liga opener on Friday at Athletic Bilbao, missing the match due to a calf injury. Wolves smash their transfer record AGAIN as they sign Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a £37MILLION deal that takes summer spend to £84m - and makes it EIGHT clients for agent Jorge Mendes at Molineux, Wolves captain Conor Coady set to be rewarded with new deal at Molinuex as England defender begins talks to increase £50,000-a-week wages, Liverpool new boy Thiago REFUSES to touch the famous 'This is Anfield' sign and will wait until he 'deserves it by winning trophies' after talking to Fernando Torres (so why did Torres touch it on day one?!