FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out for six weeks after tearing a left thigh muscle, the club said Wednesday.
The Argentine star pulled up as he made a run during the team's 1-0 win over Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday. He left the field in tears in the 35th minute of the second-round, second-leg match at Camp Nou.
The injury is similar to the one which sidelined Messi for six weeks in December and January.
Barcelona said Messi would continue with special treatment for the remainder of the season.
Team captain Carles Puyol blamed the Spanish media for hounding coach Frank Rijkaard into recalling Messi to the …
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