Moenchengladbach send Messi ‘get well soon’ message

Borussia Moenchengladbach have sent Lionel Messi a get well soon message after the Argentine star was ruled out of Barcelona’s trip to North Rhine-Westphalia with injury.

Messi, 29, tweaked his groin in trying to wriggle away from Diego Godín in Barca’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp last night.

The Catalans announced yesterday that there was no need for further tests on their number 10, but that he would miss three weeks of action.

And that means he is ruled out of Barca’s trip to Moenchengladbach next Wednesday, something the Bundesliga club are most disappointed about.

‘We would have loved to see you here with Barcelona at Borussia Park on Wednesday.

‘Get well soon, Lionel Messi.’

They accompanied the social media post with a picture of the injured Barca man and ¡ Que te mejores! - the Spanish translation of ‘get well soon’.

Messi’s withdrawal against Atletico triggered a mini-collapse of which the consequences will only be known at the end of the season.

They led through Ivan Rakitic’s early header but after Sergio Busquets and Messi were taken off with knocks they immediately conceded through Angel Correa and then weathered late pressure from Atleti.

Real Madrid failed to take advantage of their key title rivals slipping as they dropped points at home to Villarreal.

The 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu ended Madrid’s run of 16 consecutive wins in La Liga but they remain top of the table.