Lionel Messi injury: Barcelona star tears hamstring

Given that Spain has a winter break, it’s not surprising that Messi will take on the long end of that timeframe to make his return to the Barcelona starting XI.

According to SPORT.es, Messi will split recovery time between Barcelona and Argentina as he works his way back from his most recent leg injury. Messi has been in and out of the lineup for the Blaugrana this season having suffered several minor muscle injuries in his legs. After trying to recover quickly and return to play as soon as possible with the previous problems, patience appears to be the plan this time around.

It hasn’t been a happy season for Lionel Messi, and now it’s getting a lot worse. The Barcelona and Argentina star was pulled out of Sunday’s match against Real Betis with an apparent hamstring problem, and, after running a series of tests, the club have now revealed the extent of the injury.

It’s not good:

Barcelona will be hoping that Messi’s injury is a minor one, and if it is, he shouldn’t miss any time. International break is next week, and Argentina won’t need to risk Messi in friendlies, so he should get a solid two weeks of rest.

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