This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
Published on June 5, 2020, Barcelona's Lionel Messi has sustained a minor thigh injury, but the club remains confident he will be fit for the team's first game back against Mallorca on June 13.
According to a club statement, Messi has been training separately in the gym since Tuesday, doing specific exercises to avoid unnecessary risks with just eight days remaining before Barca finally get back to playing matches.
“Leo Messi has a minor right quadriceps injury and trained in isolation,” the statement read. “He should be able to rejoin his team-mates in a few days’ time.”
Despite the injury, Messi has endured an injury-interrupted season, but has quickly found form, scoring 24 goals in 31 appearances so far this term to help Barcelona sit two points clear at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona will train on the pitch at Camp Nou on Saturday as coach Quique Setien works to get his players ready for the return to football, but with games being played behind closed doors.
