Messi trained despite being given the day off

Messi trained despite being given the day off

Lionel Messi didn't take the day off, despite Luis Enrique allowing the senior squad a break on Thursday. Instead, he trained ahead of the Espanyol derby clash on Sunday.

The Argentine turned up at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper to work in the gym, thinking about Sunday's game - which if other results go their way, and they win, could see them lift the title. 

He spent a good part of the morning at the complex. It's not the first time that Messi has come in on his day off, to exercise and be seen to by the physios.