Reuters: Sports News: Messi out of Barcelona's friendly in Hamburg

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Messi out of Barcelona's friendly in Hamburg Jul 24th 2012, 14:01 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Barca defender Puyol back in training after knee surgery Mon, Jul 23 2012 Barca fume after Mourinho eye-poke ban is lifted Tue, Jul 10 2012 Man United New York float could free up cash for players Wed, Jul 4 2012 Manchester United picks NYSE for IPO Tue, Jul 3 2012 Humble hero Iniesta the epitome of Spanish style Sat, Jun 30 2012 FC Barcelona's player Lionel Messi attends a news conference at Joan Gamper training Camp, near Barcelona July 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stringer MADRID | Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:01am EDT MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's friendly in Germany against Hamburg SV later on Tuesday after bruising his calf in Monday's training session, the La Liga club said. A scan had revealed the extent of the injury and the Argentine World Player of the Year had remained in the Catalan capital for treatment, the club said in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com). New coach Tito Vilanova, who replaced Pep Guardiola at the end of last season, said he was sorry for fans who had bought tickets expecting to see Messi play. The club was hopeful the 25-year-old would be available for Barca's next pre-season friendly against Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic on Saturday, Vilanova added. "If he played he would be risking a more serious injury," he said at a news conference just after arriving in the northern German port city. "He is a footballer who always wants to play," he added. "We hope he can be available for Saturday." The Barca squad for the Hamburg game, Vilanova's first in charge, is made up mostly of B team players as the club's Spanish internationals have yet to return from holiday following their triumphant Euro 2012 campaign. (Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Amlan Chakraborty/Alan Baldwin) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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