I'm hearing its serious!! Why Now?

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi, grimacing in pain, was taken off the field on a cart with a knee injury as Barcelona was held to a 0-0 tie by Benfica in a Champions League match on Wednesday night.

With Barcelona already assured of advancing to the second round, Messi entered as a reserve in the 58th minute.

Messi's left knee collided with the right hand of Benfica's Artur as he ran onto Gerard Pique's long pass and tried to round the goalkeeper in the 85th minute. Messi took a left-footed shot from an angle, then fell to the field in pain. He rolled onto his back and held the knee, then was loaded onto a cart.

''Messi has a bruise on the outside of his left knee,'' Barcelona said on its Twitter feed. ''He'll undergo further tests to determine the exact extent of the injury.''

A three-time FIFA Player of the Year, Messi has 84 goals for Barcelona and Argentina this year, one shy of Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year for club and country.

No reason for him to play today at all....the coach gambled wrong....tryin to help him make history at all cost....I know Messi...he will bounce back pretty soon....

Too bad for the lad, Gerd Mueller must be smiling now... Wishing you a quick recovery, this is coming from a Manutd Fan.

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Messi and everyone at Barça are obssessed with him beating Muller's goal haul, hence the reason for fielding him in a useless dead rubber tie!

BTW, he's really due some time on the treatment table

record going going gone

Barca are now a toothless bull-dog.

I dan sympatize with you Mr. Messi... Btw Can someone hand me Barcelona now, i'll be glad to take them. Name it... Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere... We'll be there

valencia25: Too bad for the lad, Gerd Mueller must be smiling now... Wishing you a quick recovery, this is coming from a Manutd Fan.

abi na cr7 go dey smile...Messi plz get well soon

Goodnews Folks the never-say-die guy is okay! its just a knock, He'll be back to TERRORIZE all you HATERS

Now let barca show us that they ain't a one man squad!

The injury is not that serious as being magnified by the media, and whether haters like it not Messi is smashing Gerd Muller's record and creating a new one in a calendar year before this year ends!

am very sure,the record is going to be break and new one this year.GOD be with YOU Thiago's father.

Ehen? Messi fit get injury? The boy get correct babalawo for Beunes Airies o! Wouldn't be bad for us all if he were out for the rest of the season though. Except of course you are a Barca fan.

Ronaldo prayer don answer b dat... @least wif d few time Messi is out,he can outsmart him...

Dunno ow his gonna du dat oo,mayb in his dreams

first time i will be hearing that messi has injury

Messi hardly get injury, hope he returns quickly.

playing in a basketball league called la liga im not suprised to see him scoring hatricks every week,and to the topic, that serves him right for being greedy,instead of him passing the ball to either pique or tello who were inside the box to score he opted to score himself so that he can break gerd mueller's record,

ebamma 3: playing in a basketball league called la liga im not suprised to see him scoring hatricks every week,and to the topic, that serves him right for being greedy,instead of him passing the ball to either pique or tello who were inside the box to score he opted to score himself so that he can break gerd mueller's record,

Man, shut the hell up! What if you were in his shoes, wouldn't you shoot for the records too? In fact, anybody would do that. So, stop spewing bullshit here!

let d guy rest.wich record is left for me to break now¿¿¿¿if you hate messi click like¡¡¡¡¡make i c we wey dey beef am

This is wishing Messi quickest recovery. Bad time to be on treament table. Really wish he breaks Muller's record. Its just a record anyways and its due to be broken. Go Messi!

If Messi fails to break that record, him and that coach should be blaimed, he should have started the match and even play in the kings cup match, then start resting after breaking the record, I jst hope he's not injured, it means I'll stop watching football, cos all other players are mere mortals, including Ronaldo, well Iniesta is a super mortal sha.

Just in case you didn't watch the match, here is the video highlight of the injury, it looks severe. Get well soon from a crazy R.Madrid fan.

Weird how in his absence, Barcelona could not score a single goal in last night's match.

ebamma 3: playing in a basketball league called la liga im not suprised to see him scoring hatricks every week,and to the topic, that serves him right for being greedy,instead of him passing the ball to either pique or tello who were inside the box to score he opted to score himself so that he can break gerd mueller's record,

Guy, did you watch the match at all?

awful.....

Basic:
Man, shut the hell up! What if you were in his shoes, wouldn't you shoot for the records too? In fact, anybody would do that. So, stop spewing bullshit here!

No mind d angry haters, d r just jealous nd envious. As 4me, messi is still d world futbal gr8test. U cn only hate

MESSI! This is a one in a lifetime opportunity, get D fu*k Up and play!

Breaking news: Messi is back.

www.barcablaugranes.com/2012/12/5/3733304/lionel-messis-serious-looking-injury-probably-not-that-serious I hope and pray so, this is nt the first time dis season he have left the pitch injured