Messi ruled out for Malaga

Barcelona has published its list of 19 players for the match against Málaga. The big news is the absence of Leo Messi "as a precaution", while Adriano and Sergi Roberto make a return to the line-up.

The Argentinian superstar was injured last Wednesday at the Vicente Calderón stadium in the Spanish Super Cup first leg match against Atlético de Madrid. Messi has a "postcontusional intramuscular hematoma in the femoral biceps of the left thigh," according to the medical report, and had to be subbed off after the halftime break.

Besides Messi's fitness issues, the coaching decision to leave Montoya's name off the list has also caused a stir. The match squad is made up of Valdés, Pinto, Piqué, Fàbregas, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, Alexis, Neymar, Dos Santos, Mascherano, Bartra, Sergio, Jordi Alba, Adriano, Tello, Dani Alves, Song and Sergi Roberto.