Lionel Messi has been left out of the Barcelona squad to face Malaga on Sunday after he failed to recover from injury.
The Argentine goalscorer as substituted in the Blaugrana’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday after pulling a thigh muscle.
As such, the record-breaking forward has been omitted from the 19-man squad, meaning Neymar could get his first competitive start for Tata Martino’s men.
Full squad: Valdes, Pinto, Alves, Pique, Bartra, Mascherano, Adriano, Alba, Busquets, Song, Xavi, Dos Santos, Iniesta, Sergi Roberto, Pedro, Alexis, Cesc, Neymar, Tello
