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Lionel Messi attends training facilities to work with doctors on day off

Lionel Messi has visited Barcelona’s training facilities to work on recovering from a blow he suffered on his ankle, despite the fact that today was a day off.

The Argentine star received the injury when he nicked a ball from Kalidou Koulibaly, when the defender was preparing to clear it long. He accidentally caught Messi with a lot of strength instead of kicking the ball away, and thus gave up a penalty in the process. Both players were on the ground for several minutes after, although thankfully both were able to complete the match.