Barcelona will not take unnecessary risks with Lionel Messi's fitness, head coach Quique Setien has assured.
Barca are light on options in attack as they battle to defend their Liga title, with Luis Suarez set to be sidelined until May following knee surgery, while injury-plagued winger Ousmane Dembele will miss the rest of the campaign after an operation on a torn hamstring this week.
Reports earlier this month suggested Messi was playing through pain but Setien insisted he had no concerns over the six-time Ballon d'Or winner ahead of Saturday's home match against high-flying Getafe.