{"id":1108555,"date":"2019-09-28T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T10:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1108555"},"modified":"2019-11-27T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:27:13","slug":"getafe-v-barcelona-ernesto-valverde-faced-with-more-lionel-messi-fitness-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/getafe-v-barcelona-ernesto-valverde-faced-with-more-lionel-messi-fitness-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ernesto Valverde faced with more Lionel Messi fitness uncertainty ahead of Getafe v Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona<\/span> manager Ernesto Valverde<\/span> has admitted he’s still no closer to knowing when Lionel Messi<\/span> will recover from his latest injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has suffered a disrupted start to the new season, missing Barca<\/span>‘s first four La Liga fixtures with a foot injury before finally making his first appearance against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

How bad is Messi’s latest injury? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Messi<\/span> scored 36 La Liga goals last season, sealing his third straight Golden Boot as Barca<\/span> won the title.<\/li>\n
  • He suffered a foot injury in the summer, ruling him out of the first four games this term.<\/li>\n
  • Messi<\/span> made his return against Dortmund but is now out again with an adductor problem.<\/li>\n
  • Valverde admits he doesn’t know when the Argentina international will return.<\/li>\n
  • Barca travel to Getafe on Saturday looking to close a four-point gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n