Lionel Messi missed Barcelona preparing on Thursday "for individual reasons", with the consent of head mentor Luis Enrique.
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Lionel Messi missed Barcelona preparing on Thursday "for individual reasons", with the consent of head mentor Luis Enrique.
Concerns were raised over a potential hamstring harm for the Argentina chief after he was seen gripping the back of his leg amid Barca's 1-1 Champions League draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.
Also, the Liga pioneers have affirmed Messi missed their most recent session, yet did not allude to any damage issue, expressing through their official Twitter account: "Messi did not prepare, with consent from the mentor, because of individual reasons".
Individual forward Neymar, who is experiencing a crotch issue, likewise missed the session to visit a Barcelona therapeutic center for further evaluation, with the club later affirming that tests have went down a starting determination of a muscle strain.
"The Brazilian's vicinity in the following few matches will rely on upon how the damage advances," a club explanation included.
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