Messi still plays for the national team despite injury

Barca confirmed that striker Leo Messi has a left hamstring injury but will still fly back to Argentina to perform national duty.

Barca confirmed that striker Leo Messi has a left hamstring injury but will still fly back to Argentina to perform national duty.

Messi was left feeling "unwell" after Barca's 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao last weekend. After a series of tests, Barca confirmed that their number one striker had suffered a hamstring injury in his left leg.

However, the world's number 1 star will still fly back to Argentina to join the team for the 2 matches against Uruguay and Venezuela in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America. Messi's recovery results in the coming days will determine whether he can play or not.

This risk by Messi is said to be to keep his promise to return to the Argentina national team. Messi once announced to leave Albiceleste but changed his mind after meeting with new coach Edgardo Bauza.

However, injuries will also leave coach Bauza without Javier Pastore and especially Sergio Aguero during this training session. The Man City striker suffered a calf injury in the win over West Ham and was forced to stay at Etihad for treatment.

According to bongdaplus.vn