Arthur, absent from Barcelona training and set to miss Villarreal clash LaLiga Santander - FC Barcelona Suffering from muscle fatigue

It seems all but certain that Barcelona will be without the services of midfielder Arthur Melo against Villarreal on Sunday.

The player didn't train on Friday with the rest of his teammates and the chances of him featuring are now minimal, although it hasn't been completely ruled out that he could try to prove his fitness in training on Saturday.

He suffered fatigue to his thigh muscle in the draw at Atletico Madrid last weekend and missed the trip to PSV Eindhoven as a result.

The club's medical report didn't specify how long he was set to be sidelined.

However, the Brazilian is still suffering from discomfort and it means he is very unlikely to feature against the Yellow Submarine.

The Azulgrana are currently plagued by injury and on Sunday they will already be without Luis Suarez, Thomas Vermaelen, Samuel Umtiti, Sergi Roberto, Jasper Cillessen, Sergi Samper and Rafinha.