Lionel Messi has been included in Barcelona’s squad for tonights Copa del Rey El Clasico semi-final at home to Real Madridbut remains a doubt to start.The legendary Argentine sustained a thigh injury in Saturdays 2-2 La Liga draw with Valencia.
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4Lionel Messi: What has Ernesto Valverde said?
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde said after the weekends result that he did not know if Messi would recover in time for the visit of Los Blancos.But he did reveal he imagines it’s nothing when pushed on the forwards injury.He said: “Lionel has a small problem. I can’t say exactly what problem he has, I don’t know.“We will have to wait to see what medical staff say. If he’s in good shape, he’ll play on Wednesday.“We will wait. I imagine it’s nothing, but we’ll wait a few hours. Leo didn’t ask me to sub him off.Barcelona have confirmed that Messi is in the 19-man squad for the game.
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Messis career stats make for mind-blowing reading and he has continued his stunning scoring exploits in El Clasico clashes, too.He is the all-time leading scorer in the rivalry with 26 goals – Real greats Alfredo Di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo are next on the list with 18.Messi was forced to miss the La Liga meeting between the pair in October but that didnt stop Barca, who claimed a 5-1 win thanks mainly to Luis Suarezs hat-trick.Messis last Clasico was the league meeting at the end of last season and he scored in the thrilling 2-2 draw in Catalonia.
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Barca host Real in the cup semi-final first-leg on Wednesday, February 6 with the match set to kick off at 8pm UK time.For more information about how to watch the match, please click here.
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