Messi is Barcelona's top scorer, having scored 12 goals in various competitions, 8 in the league tied for second with Raul, and 4 in the Champions League.
This is Messi's second injury this season, the last one occurred after participating in the Argentina National Team's match in September, affecting his right leg slightly but not significantly, recovering completely in just 5 days.
As the darling of Barcelona, Messi's serious injury once per season seems to have become routine.
During matches, malicious fouls against him have become a key method to hinder his performance. Only this season in the league, Messi has faced 43 malicious fouls from opponents over 16 rounds.
Barcelona and Rijkaard, in their anxiety, have repeatedly shouted slogans like "Protect Messi" in front of the media.
However, the effect is not great.
