Why Lionel Messi's Injury Will Be Good for Barcelona

When Lionel Messi got injured against Real Betis, there was a sharp intake of breath in Catalonia. Barcelona's favourite son would be out of action yet again. Of the cluster of recent problems to beset the Argentine, the latest—a tear in the femoral biceps of the left leg—would appear to be the most serious. Clearly, Messi hasn't been fully fit since an injury he sustained in the first leg of last season's Champions League game against Paris St. Germain; this would explain two further enforc...