Messi injury worry for Barca

Lionel Messi could miss Barcelona's game with Villarreal this weekend, after failing to recover from the leg injury that kept him out of Argentina's draw with Costa Rica yesterday

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi could miss Barcelona's game with Villarreal this weekend, after failing to recover from the leg injury that kept him out of Argentina's draw with Costa Rica yesterday.

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The forward pulled up during the warm-up for his national side's 0-0 with the Central American side.

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The news comes amid reports in Argentina that Barca are not impressed Messi had to fly for 27 hours for the friendly he never played in.

A statement on the Catalans' website read: "The injury does not appear to be serious, but we must wait for test to be conducted in Barcelona to determine the definitive diagnosis." Barcelona travel to Villareal on Sunday.