Lionel Messi Injury, Doubtful to Play against Malaga

Messi did not train with the rest of his teammates as he continues his recovery with a physical therapy session and is virtually ruled out of the match against Malaga

The staff of Barcelona has started preparing the league match next Sunday against Malaga without Lionel Messi, who was injured in the Vicente Calderon during the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain and this afternoon has made physiotherapy work.

Messi suffered a hematoma in the muscle of the right leg, the result of a stroke he suffered during the game against Atletico, and it would certainly to face Malaga.

Without him on the lawn of the sports, his teammates have trained normally in a session that captain Carles Puyol, who progressing well from his knee injury, has returned to complete apart from their peers.

The team will return to training on Saturday morning from 10 am. It will be the last training session before traveling to Malaga on Sunday early.