MESSI OUT FOR THREE WEEKS

The five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will be out of action for FC Barcelona and Argentina for the next three weeks due to a groin strain, this is a huge concern to his club and country.

“To lose Lionel Messi means football loses and we lose,” said Barca boss Luis Enrique.  Messi limped off just before the sixtieth minutes of the game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid on Wednesday during one of the La Liga games.

The Argentine captain will be missing in action for his country’s World Cup Qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay next month respectively as well as the Champions League game at Borussia Monchengladbach for his club, Barcelona.

However, Messi should be fit in time for a reunion with his old boss Pep Guardiola when Manchester City visits Camp Nou on October 19.

Now we have to look for other solutions, “added Luis Enrique. “With Leo we are much stronger, but without him we are still a strong team.”

Barca won 8 out of 10 games last season when Messi was out with a hamstring injury for eight weeks.  The manager hopes his side can show similar resilience to avoid dropping points further behind Real Madrid in the title race.

“It is a difficult injury that hurts and leaves you sad,” said Suarez. “Now we have to take responsibility.”  Suarez was book in about 94^th minutes of the game between Atletico Madrid Filipe Luis.

Luis took to instagram after the game and posted a photo of a stud mark piercing his bleeding foot with the message :Just as well he didn’t touch me”

“This is a football game, it is a man’s game and what happened on the pitch stays on the pitch,” added Suarez.  “You can’t make a show of things every time something happens.  Last year he didn’t post a picture of Messi.  I repeat, football is for men.”