In light of developments Messi's injury, the coaching staff decide on Messi's participation in the upcoming matches
Good news for Pep Guardiola. Medical tests have confirmed that Leo Messi's injury is not as serious as was thought at first. According to the doctor provided by Barca, Messi is injured, grade 1 in the adductor of the left leg after an MRI, so it is not ruled out playing next Tuesday against Inter and still doubt against Real Madrid.
As the lesion evolves, the coaching staff decide on Messi's participation in the upcoming matches and their chances of playing on Tuesday are minimal. Barcelona's medical services also pointed Ibrahimovic, after undergoing an ultrasound shows signs of improvement in hamstring injury in the left thigh and it is possible to play against Inter Milan.
Meanwhile, Ivorian Yaya Toure is practically ruled out such a commitment because of general malaise that is Influenza A. Furthermore, this afternoon confirmed the results of the tests conducted in Mexican Rafa Marquez who fell at the last minute of the call against Athletic Bilbao for a possible influenza A.
Remedial training with six absences of team training on Sunday was the same as in the Selections matchdays as Guardiola could not lead a session with all their players, because six of them caused low.
In addition to the casualties of Messi, Ibrahimovic, Zambrotta and Touré, Gerard Pique was brought into the gym and Rafael Marquez is 'low', with a bout of flu, although Barcelona has yet to report whether the center has contracted bird new .
Apart from these six absences (Messi, Ibrahimovic, Marquez, Piqué, Abidal and Touré), Guardiola might work with other players, but those who played against Athletic did so in a softer tone. To complete the working group, the subsidiary players Fontes, Jonathan dos Santos and goalkeeper Oier Olazabal have also been in the sports city of Sant Joan Despi.