European
champions Barcelona will have to do without the injured Neymar for
their final La Liga game before Christmas at home to Deportivo La Coruna
before jetting off to the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
The
Brazilian star's absence due to a groin problem is a huge miss as he
has been Barcelona's player of the season given Lionel Messi's recent
two-month layoff due to a knee ligament injury, scoring 14 goals in just
13 league appearances.
Messi also missed
training on Thursday due to personal reasons and was seen heavily
stretching his hamstring towards the end of a depleted Barcelona side's
1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, but is expected to be fit to
start. Luis Suarez was left on the bench for the trip to Germany as the
holders had already qualified for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions
League, and will return seeking to score for his ninth consecutive game.
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