Injured Lionel Messi ruled out of Barcelona season opener. La Liga.
Barca’s all-time highest scorer and captain Messi injured his calf in training before his side’s small pre-season tour of the United States and has not yet reverted to full training a day before his side visit Athletic. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said he would not risk an unfit Lionel Messi in Friday’s La Liga opener…