Thursday, August 22, 2013

Barcelona suffer Messi injury scare

Barcelona face an anxious wait to determine the severity of Lionel Messi's hamstring injury after he was Barcelona suffer Messi injury scare
forced to come off at the end of the first half in the 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.

A first Blaugrana goal for Neymar cancelled out David Villa's opener for Atleti in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday, but Messi's withdrawal at the break marred the visitors' spirited fightback.

"Messi has been replaced as a precaution following some discomfort in the back of the left thigh," read a Tweet on the club's official Twitter stream during the game

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