after being forced off at half-time in the Camp Nou outfit's
win over Athletic Club.
Having opened the scoring in Sunday's 6-0 thrashing of the
Basque side, the Argentina international was replaced at the break by Arda Turan after complaining of some pain in his right leg.
It was feared that the Ballon d'Or winner had picked up a
hamstring injury and thus faced a few weeks on the
sidelines.
However, the club have confirmed that the 28-year-old has
merely taken a knock and there is no serious damage or
concerns for coach Luis Enrique.
The Barca boss said he will take no unnecessary risks with
his key player and it remains unclear if the Catalan side's
talisman will be fit to face Athletic in the first leg of their
Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday, though.
Messi has scored 19 goals in 23 games in all competitions
this term, picking up eight assists, but Barca will be
confident of getting the better of the Bilbao side with Luis
Suarez and Neymar still available, having scored 38 times
between them so far this season.
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