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Lionel Messi Reportedly Ruled out of Barcelona's Clash with Valencia

Lionel Messi will reportedly miss Barcelona's match with Valencia on Saturday as he continues to recover from a calf injury.

According to Sport's Javier Giraldo, Messi is not yet back in full training and is still feeling discomfort from the strain, which he suffered on August 5 on his first day of pre-season.

As Grup 14's Rafael Hernandez noted, the Argentinian was expected to be back by now:

Rafael Hernández

No Messi vs Valencia... Frustrated doesn't even start to describe how culés are feeling. This injury can be aggravated if the player is rushed back, but he's already over the recovery time by a large margin now.