Messi will be sidelined for 4 or 5 weeks according to the Club’s Medical Services. Ecography performed on Sunday revealed that he has torn the upper part of the femoral biceps in his left thigh.

The Barça midfielder answered reporters’ question about the Real Madrid clash at a promotional event he attended on Monday morning.

Iniesta made his 200th appearance for Barça on Saturday and is now looking forward to his seventh outing against Madrid. In this interview he discusses the keys to this special clash and highlights the good form of the team as shown against Valencia.

Thierry Henry has suffered a discopathy in his spine that means he will be sidelined for the nest two weeks.

Barca’s medical services confirmed this lunchtime that Thierry Henry and Sylvinho will both miss Saturday’s derby game against Espanyol at Montjuic.

This season is not the first time that FC Barcelona have qualified for the next phase of the Champions League as group winners and the last time it happened was in the 2005/06 campaign when Barça went on to lift the trophy.

Three months after suffering a knee injury, Samuel Eto'o is on the verge of playing again. Before his comeback, he spoke to Barça TV about his current state and about his thoughts on the team this season.

Bojan Krkic's first goal in the Camp Nou against Recreativo last weekend was the culmination of a dream that the youngster first revealed to Barça TV in 2001.

Leo Messi has said that the most important thing was “to qualify” and that they now have to “continue like this”, because the next challenge is the local derby with Espanyol.

Frank Rijkaard has said after the draw with Olympique Lyon that Barça have managed to do what they set out to do, qualify for the next round of the Champions League, and as group winners.