recover from injury after being ruled out for up to eight
weeks with a tear in his left hamstring.
Messi, who has been plagued by injuries throughout 2013,
limped out of Sunday's La Liga game against Real Betis, and
on Monday the Spanish giants confirmed that the Argentina
international is set to be out for between six to eight weeks
with the injury.
The 26-year-old, who had missed games towards the end of
last season with a hamstring problem, had to be substituted
against Atletico Madrid in August with a left thigh problem. He
also injured his thigh against Almeria in September.
And Messi has now revealed his disappointment at being
sidelined yet again.
"As many of you know, over the next few weeks I will be
working full-time on the recovery of this new injury, for me it
is a pity not to play with my team right now," he wrote on his
Facebook page.
"Now what is most important is to recover well to help my
team-mates and give back all the support you have given to
me in the best way I know how to do, playing football. Thank
you for your messages!"
Messi is likely to miss games against Granada, Villarreal and
Getafe, as well as both legs of the Copa del Rey clash with FC
Cartagena, and upcoming Champions League group games
against Ajax and Celtic.
He will also miss the upcoming international friendlies against
Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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