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Barcelona confirm Lionel Messi injury blow

Barcelona confirm that Lionel Messi suffered a left adductor injury against Villarreal on Tuesday night.

By Matt Law, Football Editor

Published: September 25 2019 | 21:05

Last updated: September 27 2019 | 09:48

Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi suffered a left adductor injury during Tuesday night's La Liga clash with Villarreal at Camp Nou.

The Argentina international made his first start of the season against the Yellow Submarine having recovered from a calf problem but was forced off at the interval.

The Spanish champions have revealed that the 32-year-old suffered an adductor injury during Tuesday's league clash, although the club have not put a timeframe on his recovery.

"First-team player Leo Messi has elongated his left adductor. He is out and his recovery will determine his availability," read a statement on Barca's official website.

Messi is unlikely to feature against Getafe in the league this weekend, while his spot in next Wednesday's Champions League clash with Inter Milan is also in severe doubt.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	13	11	0	2	40	12	28	33
2	Real Madrid	12	8	3	1	25	11	14	27
3	Atletico Madrid Atletico	13	7	5	1	19	7	12	26
4	Villarreal	12	7	3	2	23	19	4	24
5	Osasuna	13	6	3	4	17	20	-3	21
6	Athletic Bilbao	13	5	5	3	19	13	6	20
7	Real Betis Betis	13	5	5	3	14	12	2	20
8	Real Sociedad	13	5	3	5	11	10	1	18
9	Mallorca	13	5	3	5	10	10	0	18
10	Girona Girona	13	5	3	5	16	17	-1	18
11	Celta Vigo	13	5	2	6	20	22	-2	17
12	Rayo Vallecano	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Sevilla	13	4	3	6	12	18	-6	15
14	Leganes	13	3	5	5	13	16	-3	14
15	Alaves Alaves	13	4	1	8	14	22	-8	13
16	Las Palmas Las Palmas	13	3	3	7	16	22	-6	12
17	Getafe	13	1	7	5	8	11	-3	10
18	Espanyol	12	3	1	8	11	22	-11	10
19	Real Valladolid Valladolid	13	2	3	8	10	25	-15	9
20	Valencia	11	1	4	6	8	17	-9	7