The Blaugrana's talisman could miss his side's upcoming
games after being replaced at half-time on Wednesday night
Barcelona face an anxious wait to determine the severity
of Lionel Messi's hamstring injury after he was forced to come off at the end
of the first half in the 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.
A first Blaugrana goal for Neymar cancelled out David
Villa's opener for Atleti in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on
Wednesday, but Messi's withdrawal at the break marred the visitors' spirited
fightback.
"Messi has been replaced as a precaution following
some discomfort in the back of the left thigh," read a Tweet on the club's
official Twitter stream during the game.
The Argentina international will now undergo further
tests on Thursday which will reveal the full extent of his problem, with
supporters no doubt hoping he hasn't suffered the same problem that kept him
out of the end of last season.
Messi sustained a hamstring injury in the first-leg of
Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
He then appeared as a substitute in the second leg to
inspire Barca to victory, but the 26-year-old only aggravated the injury
further and sat out the final three games of the campaign with the Liga title
already secured.
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