Messi out for rest of year due to injury
Updated On: 26 November, 2013 09:22 AM IST | IANS
Lionel Messi, the four-time world player of the year, will be ruled out for the rest of the year due to a hamstring injury, said Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino Monday
Barcelona will have a Champions League clash with Ajax Tuesday and Messi scored a hat-trick in Barca's 4-0 win when the two sides last met in September.
Martino recognized Messi's absence will be a boost for any side that faces Barcelona between now and his return, reported Xinhua.
Lionel Messi. Pic/ AFP
However, he was still confident that Barca will get at least a point they need to guarantee first place in Group H.
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"I have said already this week that without Messi we have lost the best player in the world and that always creates a difficulty. If I was on the other side I would see it as a positive, but the quality of the Barcelona squad means there can be no excuses," he said.u00a0
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