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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi faces a race to face Athletic Bilbao on Sunday against La Liga.
Barcelona towards the front Lionel Messi is facing a race to be in shape for the Liga clash Sunday with Athletic Bilbao.
Messi is injured in the thigh on the last day of the 2-2 draw against Valencia in the league.
Argentina played as a substitute in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, but barely trained this week.
according to MarcaMessi was again absent from the main group on Friday as the striker did more recovery work in the gym, questioning his involvement in the Bilbao clashes.
Messi has scored 29 times in 28 games for Barcelona this season, including 21 goals in 20 league games.
The Spanish champions will play five more matches before the end of the month, including a trip to Lyon for the first leg of their last 16 games in the Champions League.
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