Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been ruled out of the Club World Cup semi final clash against Guangzhou Evergrande.
According to FC Barcelona’s website, the 28-year-old star is suffering from renal colic, an abdominal pain usually caused by kidney stones. Leo is set to undergo several medical tests to determine his availability in future matches for Barca.
Meanwhile, the Blaugrana have named their official line-up against the Asian champions as indicated below:
Barça XI: 13.Bravo 3.Piqué 4.Rakitic 5.Sergio 6.Alves 8.Iniesta 9.Suárez 14.Mascherano 17.Munir 18.Jordi Alba 20.S.Roberto #FCBLive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 17, 2015
The match is set to kick-off at 11:30am CET on Thursday.
