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3rd February 2019
09:26am GMT

"We will have to wait to see what medical staff say. If he's in good shape, he'll play on Wednesday. We will wait. I imagine it's nothing, but we'll wait a few hours. Leo didn't ask me to sub him off."
The 'fifth best player in the world' bagged a brace against Valencia after the league leaders went 2-0 in the first 30 minutes, with goals for the away side coming from Kevin Gameiro and Dani Parejo.
Messi pulled one back before the break and levelled the scoring with a carefully placed shot from outside the box in the second half.
Valencia will have been disappointed to let their lead slip but content with a point at the hardest ground to go to in LaLiga.
Barcelona, meanwhile, will be more concerned by Messi's injury than the result, with such an important game just three days away.
Barça reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after coming back from a two goal deficit to thrash Sevilla 6-1 in the second leg at the Camp Nou. Madrid beat Girona 3-1 in the second leg, sealing a 7-3 aggregate victory over the Catalan side.
While Madrid have been far from their best this season, the absence of Messi would go a long way to levelling the playing field in Wednesday's cup tie, which will take place at the Camp Nou.
In the other semi-final, Valencia travel to Real Betis on Thursday, who will host the final at the Benito Villamarín Stadium in Seville.Explore more on these topics: