Messi may miss Barcelona return due to injury

With only 10 days remaining in La Liga return, league leaders Barcelona have suffered a huge blow as Leonel Messi is likely to miss out Catalan club’s first outing after resumption of football.

As per TV3, Messi suffered sharp pains to his right leg at the end of Tuesday's session and underwent an MRI scan to determine the cause.

They further reported that the 32-year-old could have suffered a microtear, which would leave him right at the limit of making the first game back, against Mallorca at Son Moix.

However, Barcelona haven’t released any update on Messi’s injury yet.

It's clear that Barcelona's Medical Services will have their work cut out from now to ensure the Argentine ace is fit by 13 June, when Barça commence a non-stop run of 11 games in almost five weeks - which would require efforts beyond the capabilities of most of Setién's squad.

Messi hasn't had the best of luck with injuries this season. Right at the start of the campaign he suffered a training ground injury which forced him to the opening game against Athletic Club. A relapse of the same injury left him sidelined for almost two months.