"The striker noticed discomfort during training this afternoon and, after testing, has been shown to have a hamstring elongation and will not play in Malaga," read a statement on Barcelona's official website.

"[The injury's] evolution will decide his availability for the next games, as determined by the club's medical services."

Villa, who scored twice as Barca beat Cordoba 5-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, has started just six league matches this season.

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Premier League Table

	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