Messi to miss Barcelona's U.S. tour with injury

Lionel Messi ensures Barcelona fans the club will fight for every trophy in 2019-20 after only winning La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup in 2018-19. ESPN FC's Julien Laurens delves into a scenario where Neymar's desired move to Barcelona doesn't pan out and he's forced to stay at PSG. Shaka Hislop feels Barcelona's high asking price for Philippe Coutinho is scaring off potential buyers, given the Brazilian's erratic from at the Nou Camp. Stewart Robson cites Barcelona's defeats against Liverpool and Roma in response to Cristiano Ronaldo's comments that money cannot buy a UCL title. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will miss the tour to the United States due to a calf injury. The Barca captain sustained the injury at training on Monday and the club announced he will not travel with the rest of his teammates later today. "Leo Messi, who had returned from his summer break for training on Monday, withdrew from the session due to discomfort in his right leg," Barca said in a statement.  "Tests carried out have diagnosed a Grade 1 calf strain for the Argentine. "Messi...

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