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Lionel Messi in doubt for crucial game tomorrow

Published:Monday | November 23, 2009 | 6:32 PM

Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola says Lionel Messi\'s fitness for tomorrow\'s Champions League match against Inter Milan will be a game-time decision.



Messi, who limped out of Saturday\'s 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao with a leg-muscle injury, was in the spotlight today with the European champions facing a must-win match.



Team doctors will evaluate Messi tomorrow. Guardiola added that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not certain to return from a hamstring injury and would also be a game-time decision.



Barcelona are also without Eric Abidal and Yaya Toure, who have swine flu.



Inter leads Group F with six points, one better than Rubin Kazan and Barcelona.



Barcelona could be eliminated from the competition with a defeat should Rubin win the other match in the group.