The club breathes a sigh of relief: Leo Messi will be fully recovered for the quarterfinal match of the Champions League against Bayern Munich to be played on Friday August 14 is Lisbon. The Argentine striker gave the scare after suffering a brutal kick to the left ankle by Koulibaly. All the alarms went off when they saw the Argentine striker lying on the ground, with obvious signs of pain. However, the first exploration at the foot of the field already confirmed that there was no breakage, which ended up being contrasted during the break and which allowed the player to come out in the second half, although clearly diminished by the pain in the affected area.
This Sunday, Leo Messi presented a strong bruise on the inside of his left ankle with a swollen area because of the forceful blow. The doctors gave him painkillers after the game to alleviate the pain and this morning he started the recovery treatment based on anti-inflammatories. At first You will need 48 hours of rest to reduce the hematoma and be able to put on shoes and boots to train with his teammates.
If there is no setback, it is planned that between Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest, Messi exercised without problems with the group. So it seems clear that his presence for the game against Bayern on Friday not in danger in any case.
Today they have also trained Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal, who will return to the team after the suspension match, as well as Ousmane Dembélé, who is in the final stretch of his recovery, with the challenge of being able to help the team in Lisbon.