Barcelona's next match on the road to a second straight La Liga title is on Saturday at Camp Nou against relegation candidates Sporting Gijón. And the Catalan giants are still not sure if the best player on the planet will be available.
Lionel Messi missed Thursday's training session after a very tough match against Deportivo La Coruña on Wednesday on the physical department. The Argentinean took a few nasty blows to his right ankle during the match, and he made things worse by twisting it in the first half.