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We look at all of this weekend's Liga team news with Sergio Aguero set to play for Atletico Madrid - but Leo Messi will miss out.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has strained a thigh muscle and is a doubt for La Liga leaders' match against Getafe at the Nou Camp on Sunday.

"Lionel Messi finished training on Friday with pain in his right thigh muscle," the club said on their website. "After several tests, a muscle strain was detected."

Barca's medical staff said the Argentine striker's participation in the club's upcoming matches depended on how his recovery progressed and added that it was important not to take any risks.

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol said the league leaders will have to be on their guard against Getafe, who have a good record away from home, on Sunday at the Nou Camp.

"It's a team we have found difficult to beat recently and we need to be alert," Puyol said. "It will be a hard match and we will have to concentrate."

Messi's international team-mate Atletico Madrid's striker Sergio Aguero returned to training on Thursday after flying back from Glasgow on Tuesday to be with his partner Giannina Maradona, who had minor complications with her pregnancy, the club said.

Aguero missed the debut of Giannina's father, Diego Maradona, as coach of the national side in their match against Scotland, which Argentina won 1-0. Atletico, in sixth place in the league, play at Numancia on Sunday.

Osasuna's new signing, defender Sergio Fernandez, said the bottom-placed club could still rescue their season and urged his team-mates to think positively.

"Looking at the standings you can see there are problems," Fernandez said on the club's website. "It's a difficult situation but the players are good enough to get through it. It's important to be upbeat."

Winless Osasuna, who have just five points from 11 matches and host Almeria on Sunday, signed Fernandez as a replacement for Roversio, who is out for the rest of the season after damaging his right knee.

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Reuters