Earlyface

The Argentina
international says he is
disappointed to be
sidelined but is working
"full-time" to recover
from his hamstring problem and has
thanked fans for their
support.Barcelona striker Lionel Messi says he is working hard to recover from injury
after being ruled out for six
to eight weeks with a
hamstring problem. The Argentina international
was substituted in the first
half of Sunday’s 4-1 victory
win over Betis and is not
expected to play again this
year. The injury is the third time
that Messi has been sidelined
this season and Barcelona have insisted he will not be
rushed back. And Messi has now revealed
his disappointment at being
sidelined and has told fans
he is working hard to get
back to full fitness. "As many of you know,
over the next few weeks I
will be working full-time on
the recovery of this new
injury, for me it is a pity not
to play with my team right now," Messi wrote on his
Facebook page. "Now what is most
important is to recover well
to help my team-mates and
give back all the support
you have given to me in the
best way I know how to do, playing football. Thank
you for your messages!" Messi’s injury means he will
miss Barcelona’s final
Champions League games
against Ajax and Celtic as
well as Liga fixtures against
Granada, Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal and Getafe.