Barcelona has revealed the nature of Lionel Messi’s injury after the club’s skipper suffered a set back in the injury on Tuesday against Villarreal in the La Liga.

Messi was unable to return for the start of the second half from the dressing room and he was replaced by Ousmane Dembele and the team has been handed a further blow after the Argentine attacker was diagnosed with an elongation in the adductor of his left leg.Messi was involved in the opening goal for Barcelona as he provided an assist for Antoine Griezmann in the opening six minutes of the clash.

He is expected to miss the next two matches against Getafe and  Inter Milan in the La Liga and in the Champions League respectively.”The first team player, Lionel Messi, has an elongation in the adductor of his left thigh,” a club statement read.One positive is that elongation is not a break and any absence for Messi will likely be shorter than it could have been.