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The official Barcelona team that will face Athletic Bilbao at the opening of the Primera Liga no longer has captain, Lionel Messi, due to an injury.
Lionel Messi will not be able to participate in the first day of La Liga between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on Friday, according to his official Twitter account on Thursday, because he has not yet recovered from his injury.
The list included most of the stars of the team, including Uruguayan Luis Suarez, German Ter Stegen and French newcomer Griezmann.
Some players threatened to leave the Catalan club in the coming days will also be on the list, including the Portuguese Simedo, the Brazilian Coutinho or Ivan Rakitic and the Frenchman Osman Dembele.
The absence of Messi has confirmed the statements of the coach Valverde: "Messi coaches alone, we will not take any chances if he is not ready for the match. "
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