Messi to miss Barcelona’s game at Real Betis

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, right, looks on next to his teammate Antoine Griezmann. (Joan Monfort / AP)

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi has been left out of Barcelona’s squad to face Real Betis in the Spanish league on Sunday.

Messi returned to training this week after recovering from a right calf injury picked up in the pre-season, but the Argentina star was not included in the list of players available for the team’s home opener at Camp Nou Stadium.

He missed the team’s 1-0 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the league opener last weekend.

Coach Ernesto Valverde is also without forwards Luiz Suarez and Ousmane Dembele because of injuries.

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