Lionel Messi's recovery is going slower than hoped for. The Barcelona forward did not participate in training with his team-mates on Wednesday and is a doubt for the clash on Saturday against Osasuna.
RAC1 said that Messi had suffered an injury relapse to his calf problem but the club has denied that and are just being very careful with his recovery. There is a 15 day international break coming and that is a good time to help him get back to full fitness.
Frenkie de Jong also worked apart from the main group, although Barcelona have not explained why. Three youth team players were in training: Iñaki Peña, Carles Pérez and recent debutant Ansu Fati.