Messi continues to train separately Barcelona Argentine missed domestic opener against Athletic Club

Barcelona's Tuesday morning training session was noteworthy more so due to the absences than anything that took place on the pitch, as Lionel Messi continued to train separately from the rest of the group.

In addition to the Argentine, Neto, Luis Suarez, Nelson Semedo and Ousmane Dembele all worked on a different schedule to the main unit.

Everything indicates that Messi will be able to join a full contact training session on Wednesday, although there remains some confusion as to the nature of the ailment suffered by Semedo.

Barcelona haven't reported that the former Benfica defender is injured, so it seems that the decision to train alone was taken by the player himself as a response to a feeling of discomfort.