{"id":8936,"date":"2013-08-24T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/la-liga-messi-out-of-barcas-tie-with-malaga\/"},"modified":"2013-08-24T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T13:44:41","slug":"la-liga-messi-out-of-barcas-tie-with-malaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/la-liga-messi-out-of-barcas-tie-with-malaga\/","title":{"rendered":"La Liga: Messi out of Barca\u2019s tie with Malaga"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s trip to Malaga on Sunday due to a thigh injury, the club have confirmed.<\/p>\n
The Argentine was taken off at half-time in Barca’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday and won’t travel with his teammates to Andalusia.<\/p>\n
“His progress is satisfactory, but he has been left out as a precaution,” said a statement released by the club on Saturday.<\/p>\n
However, manager Gerardo Martino refused to confirm that Messi’s absence would mean a first start in a Barca shirt for Neymar.<\/p>\n