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September 21, 2010, Tuesday
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LIONEL Messi will miss Barcelona's next two Spanish La Liga matches and may be out for longer after spraining his ankle in Sunday's 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid.
Tests confirmed ligament damage to the Argentina forward's right ankle and he will be unavailable for the home game against Sporting Gijon tomorrow and Saturday's trip to Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona said on its website.
Messi was taken off on a stretcher in added time at the Calderon after he was felled by a bad tackle from Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi.
Ujfalusi was shown a straight red for the challenge, which has revived debate in Spain about whether players like Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo need special protection from referees.
Messi's participation in Barcelona's Champions League match at Rubin Kazan on September 29 will depend on his recovery. The test carried out yesterday also confirmed there was no damage to the bone.
Elsewhere, ten-man Valencia made it three wins out of three and went clear at the top of the standings when Juan Mata and Pablo Hernandez scored in a 2-1 win at Hercules.
Valencia has nine points from three matches, two ahead of Real Madrid, which claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory at promoted Real Sociedad on Saturday, and Sevilla, which won 2-1 at Andalusian rival Malaga in Sunday's late kickoff.
Atletico and Barca have six points, level with Villarreal and Espanyol.
Messi poked Barcelona ahead in the 13th minute, seconds after a David Villa strike had ricocheted back off a post.
Atletico midfielder Raul Garcia lifted the crowd with a towering header past Victor Valdes in the 25th before Spain defender Pique outmuscled the home defence to put Barcelona back in front just after the half hour.
Atletico goalkeeper David De Gea kept the home side in the match with smart saves from Xavi and Pedro at the start of the second period.
Tests confirmed ligament damage to the Argentina forward's right ankle and he will be unavailable for the home game against Sporting Gijon tomorrow and Saturday's trip to Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona said on its website.
Messi was taken off on a stretcher in added time at the Calderon after he was felled by a bad tackle from Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi.
Ujfalusi was shown a straight red for the challenge, which has revived debate in Spain about whether players like Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo need special protection from referees.
Messi's participation in Barcelona's Champions League match at Rubin Kazan on September 29 will depend on his recovery. The test carried out yesterday also confirmed there was no damage to the bone.
Elsewhere, ten-man Valencia made it three wins out of three and went clear at the top of the standings when Juan Mata and Pablo Hernandez scored in a 2-1 win at Hercules.
Valencia has nine points from three matches, two ahead of Real Madrid, which claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory at promoted Real Sociedad on Saturday, and Sevilla, which won 2-1 at Andalusian rival Malaga in Sunday's late kickoff.
Atletico and Barca have six points, level with Villarreal and Espanyol.
Messi poked Barcelona ahead in the 13th minute, seconds after a David Villa strike had ricocheted back off a post.
Atletico midfielder Raul Garcia lifted the crowd with a towering header past Victor Valdes in the 25th before Spain defender Pique outmuscled the home defence to put Barcelona back in front just after the half hour.
Atletico goalkeeper David De Gea kept the home side in the match with smart saves from Xavi and Pedro at the start of the second period.
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