Messi has not played any match with Barcelona since the end of last season, due to the competition with Argentina in the Copa America. But when he returned to focus on traveling to North America in early August, he was injured again so far.

With Messi, Barcelona had a bad start to the season when they lost to Athletic Bilbao 0-1. Not to mention, after this defeat they received consecutive bad news when the two stars Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez were seriously injured and had to take long-term leave, causing public goods to be in danger of breaking down, because only one rookie Antoine Griezmann is left. healthy but not fully integrated.

Meanwhile, Barcelona also lent striker Philippe Coutinho to Bayern Munich. Therefore, Coach Ernesto Valverde was in front of a hard-hitting problem to find solutions for public goods, but it was fortunate that Messi could return to training and complete the lesson plans of the training sessions this week.

Messi’s timely return (left) promises to help striker Antoine Griezmann "fire" for Barcelona

However, whether Messi’s fitness is 100% or not is unclear, but according to AS: “In this context, Mr. Valverde has no more options, and will probably launch Messi from the start at the match. meet Real Betis (at 2 am, dawn on August 26, Vietnam time) in the second round of La Liga ”.

This is a Barcelona game that must be won, because it not only took place at home at the beginning of the season, but also to find the momentum after the "collapse" in front of Athletic Bilbao on the day.

Messi, though not yet in the best state, but the presence of this superstar on the pitch will certainly be a great motivation for the remaining players to try to find the first season win for Barcelona.