Barcelona will have a Champions League clash with Ajax Tuesday and Messi scored a hat-trick in Barca&#39;s 4-0 win when the two sides last met in September. Martino recognized Messi&#39;s absence will be a boost for any side that faces Barcelona between now and his return, reported Xinhua. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/messi5nov.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 339px;" /> Lionel Messi. Pic/ AFP However, he was still confident that Barca will get at least a point they need to guarantee first place in Group H. &quot;I have said already this week that without Messi we have lost the best player in the world and that always creates a difficulty. If I was on the other side I would see it as a positive, but the quality of the Barcelona squad means there can be no excuses,&quot; he said.u00a0

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Lionel Messi, the four-time world player of the year, will be ruled out for the rest of the year due to a hamstring injury, said Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino Monday

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