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La Liga | Gameweek 6
Sep 24, 2019 at 8pm UK
 
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi: 'I am feeling fatigued'

Lionel Messi: 'I am feeling fatigued'
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says that he is 'feeling fatigued', despite having only returned from a calf injury.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has suggested that he is still feeling the effects of a calf injury which kept him out of action during the opening weeks of the season.

Having missed the first four La Liga fixtures of the campaign, Messi has made two substitute outings against Borussia Dortmund and Granada over the past week.

However, despite the Argentina international naturally building his fitness during those appearances, the playmaker has said that he is 'feeling fatigued'.

Speaking at the Best FIFA Player Awards ceremony in Milan on Monday evening, Marca quotes the 32-year-old as saying: "I have been out of action for two months and I notice this.

"I feel fatigued and heavy, lacking rhythm. They spoke to me about the seriousness of the injury."

Messi is again expected to be on the substitutes' bench when Barcelona face Villarreal on Tuesday night.

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2Real Madrid1173121111024
3Atletico MadridAtletico126511871123
4Villarreal116322019121
5Osasuna126331716121
6Athletic Bilbao125431812619
7Real BetisBetis125431210219
8Mallorca12534109118
9Rayo Vallecano114431210216
10Celta Vigo125161820-216
11Real Sociedad124351010015
12GironaGirona124351517-215
13Sevilla124351217-515
14AlavesAlaves124171419-513
15Leganes122551216-411
16Getafe12174810-210
17Espanyol123181122-1110
18Las PalmasLas Palmas122371321-89
19Real ValladolidValladolid12228924-158
20Valencia11146817-97


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