The striker of the Catalan “Barcelona” Lionel Messi risks missing three games of the Spanish Championship because of the Argentine national team.

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If Messi receives a call to the national team, he will be forced to miss the matches for Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwrites Mundo Deportivo.

It is noted that the football player will be forced to undergo a two-week quarantine after arriving in Argentina, which is provided for by the protocol to combat COVID-19.

Then Messi will miss matches against Villarreal (Round 3 of La Liga), Celta (Round 4) and Sevilla (Round 5).

Barcelona missed the first round of La Liga: the match against Elche was postponed indefinitely, as did Real Madrid - Getafe - due to the clubs participation in the 2019/20 Champions League playoffs.

As TSN Prosport reported, Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in the summer, but the club did not want to let him go for free. As a result, Leo decided to stay until the end of the contract - summer 2021.