‘Messi injury just a minor knock’

‘Messi injury just a minor knock’Barcelona: Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova believes that Lionel Messi`s knee injury is not as worse as many feared, and that it is just a minor knock.

The Argentine attacker was stretchered off in the closing stages of Barcelona`s scoreless Champions League draw against Benfica, and some suspected that the prolific forward had picked up a serious injury.



"Messi was a bit worried initially, which is normal when you don`t know what it is. After the first tests by the doctors, he was calm, though."

Vilanova then went on to stress that he doesn`t regret his decision to let Messi come off the bench for the final 30 minutes as they had previously agreed the Argentine would make a substitute cameo.



Barcelona resume action against Betis at the weekend, but it is not known yet whether Messi will be available.