At first sight, it was feared that Messi suffered a broken ankle that could have kept the star player away from the pitch for a minimum of six months, but MRIs performed the next day in Barcelona showed he suffered a sprain in the internal and external ligaments of his right ankle.
Pada pandangan pertama itu dikhawatirkan bahwa Messi mengalami patah pergelangan kaki yang bisa menjauhkan pemain bintang dari lapangan selama minimal enam bulan, tetapi MRI dilakukan pada hari berikutnya di Barcelona menunjukkan ia menderita keseleo di ligamen internal dan eksternal pergelangan kaki kanannya.