Rakitic hopes Messi and Pique injuries aren’t too bad

The duo were hurt against Valencia

Ivan Rakitic said he hopes injuries to Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique aren’t too serious after Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Valencia.

Ernesto Valverde has confirmed Messi suffered a thigh problem, while Pique suffered a cut to his head during the match.

Rakitic spoke about both players after the match.

“We hope more doubles come,” he said. “It’s a shame he [Messi] ended the game suffering a bit. We hope it’s nothing, like for Pique, because we have very interesting games coming up.

“It’s not easy to play a Valencia side who came with a lot of confidence for their results from recent weeks who played tightly in defence. They waited to counter us and didn’t take too many risks, but we worked hard.”

Source | Sport

Barcelona return to action on Wednesday against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and then head to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday in La Liga.