DHAKA: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be sidelined for up to three weeks after pulling a right thigh muscle in the 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.

The injury to the world player of the year will rule him out of Tuesday`s Champions League trip to Celtic.

Messi, 26, scored as Barca recorded a club-record seventh straight La Liga win at the start of the season.

It is the Argentine`s second injury of the season after he missed an earlier game after bruising his left thigh.

He also missed several games at the end of last season with a right hamstring pull.

In addition to the Celtic match, he will also miss two Spanish league games against Valladolid and Osasuna.

Source: BBC
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