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BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi will miss Barcelonas Spanish league game at Malaga on Sunday while he recovers from a muscle injury in his left leg. Under Armour Shoes Sale . Barcelona said on Saturday that even though Messis "progress is satisfactory," coach Gerard Martino left the Argentina forward out of his squad as a "precaution." "We are optimistic, but its risky to play him again three days later with the league just under way," said Martino. "I think Messi is fine and Im not worried about what has happened or whats being said. He prepared well during the summer holidays. What happened the other day was a coincidence." Messi bruised a muscle in his left thigh during the first half of Wednesdays 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup. With Messi substituted at halftime, new signing Neymar went on and scored the equalizer for his first goal with his new club. The return leg is set for this Wednesday at Camp Nou. Martino said that Messis absence Sunday doesnt guarantee that Neymar will get his first start for Barcelona. Neymar has been recovering from a case of anemia which the Brazil striker developed after having surgery on his tonsils this summer. "Neymar is getting better each day. He has more training sessions under his belt and knows the squad and club better," said Martino. "We have to ease him forward little by little so that everything goes well. Just because Messi isnt there doesnt mean that Neymar will take the helm. We have many good players to challenge Neymar for a spot in the starting 11. He can play in any game, but nothing has changed because he scored against Atletico." Martino also chimed in on rival Real Madrids reported bid for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, which could surpass its record deal for Cristiano Ronaldo of "He looks like a good player," said Martino, while adding: "The price is a lack of respect considering how the world is right now." In June, Barcelona paid Santos (euro)57 million ($74 million) to acquire the 21-year-old Neymar. Martino, who guided Newells Old Boys to the Argentine league title last season, took over Barcelona last month after former coach Tito Vilanova stepped down to fight a recurrent throat tumour. ú80 million ($131 million) in 2009. Spanish media reports place Madrids offer for Bale between ú77-85 million. Yeezy Sale . The 23-year-old restricted free agent appeared in all 48 games last season, finishing second among all Sabres skaters with 15 goals and 34 points. Air Max Plus Sale . -- Coyotes coach Dave Tippett thinks of one thing when he watches Eastern Conference teams struggle against Western opponents before they get to Phoenix: His team must keep pace. https://www.wholesaleshoesforcheap.com/vapormax-sale/ .com) - James Harden put the Houston Rockets on his back and willed them to an overtime victory on Thursday.ST. LOUIS - Kevin Shattenkirk took the blame for allowing the tying goal in the final minutes of regulation. He also took advantage of a chance to make up for it later.The Blues defenceman, who also celebrated his 26th birthday on Thursday, scored the winner in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators.I felt like that last goal late in the third was something that kind of fell on my shoulders and wanted the opportunity to get it back, especially for Brian (Elliott), Shattenkirk said. The opportunity presented itself so I really wanted to make it count.Jaden Schwartz, T.J. Oshie, Steve Ott and Ryan Reaves all scored in regulation for the Blues, who improved to 8-0-1 over their last nine games. Elliott made 33 saves, including 14 in the third period and four in overtime.We hate to relinquish a point to these guys, but were staying on a roll, Shattenkirk said. I think we had a pretty solid game. Theyre a tough team. They never really die and they never quit, so it was a great way for us to stay with it and finally get one on them.Mike Fisher scored twice and added an assist for Nashville and Filip Forsberg and James Neal both scored goals. Carter Hutton made 31 saves.The Central Division-leading Predators, who finished 3-1-1 against the Blues this season, got a goal from Neal with 2:38 remaining in regulation to tie the score and send it to overtime.Nashville scored first, with 7:11 left in the first period, when Fisher deflected a shot from Roman Josi that ricocheted off the glass and then off Elliotts back and into the net. It was the 500th point of Fishers career and the Predators 13th power-play goal in 14 games.Forsberg gave Nashville a 2-0 lead at the 5:36 mark of the second period when he knocked in the rebound of a shot from Craig Smith.St. Louis answered with three straight goals.Schwartz scored his 17th on the rebound off a shot by Vladimir Tarasenko on a partial breakaway after Tarasenko outraced Mattias Ekholm to the puck.Then Oshie scored his 14th on a rebound of a Paul Stastny shot with 7:24 remaining in the second period andd Steve Ott scored on a rebound of Shattenkirks shot just 26 seconds later to give the Blues a 3-2 lead. Wholesale Shoes USA. Nashville tied the score with 4:28 left in the period on Fishers second goal, and 11th of the season.Then St. Louis took the lead again with 1:45 remaining in the second after Reaves stole the puck from Seth Jones at the blue line and blasted a shot through Huttons legs for a 4-3 advantage.Neal tied it late in the third with his 16th of the season.The third period our guys showed up and really I think hit the gas pedal, generated a lot of forecheck play searching for that goal, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. I thought we could have scored four or five goals in that period.Elliott and Hutton each made four saves in the extra period.Oshie led off the shootout and scored for St. Louis. Roman Josi tied it with a goal in the third round. Then Shattenkirk faked out Hutton for the winner and Elliott made a save on Neal to end it.Theyre a good team, Oshie said. Theres a little rivalry going there with us and Nashville. Theyre a good team. Theyre hard to play against. They play, it seems, for a full 60 and then some. They match up well against us. Its always fun to rise to these occasions to get the two points.NOTES: St. Louis G Martin Brodeur announced his retirement on Thursday morning. He holds the NHL records for wins, shutouts, games played and minutes played. He dropped the ceremonial first puck before the game. ... C Marcel Goc made his debut with the Blues on Thursday. St. Louis acquired him from Pittsburgh in exchange for C Maxim Lapierre. ... St. Louis C David Backes played in his 614th game with the Blues, passing Al MacInnis for eighth on the franchises all-time list. ... Fishers first-period power-play goal was the 500th point of his career. ... St. Louis LW Patrik Berglund (upper-body injury) left the game in the second period and C Jori Lehtera (upper-body injury) left in the third period and did not return. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said both players will miss Fridays game in Carolina. . Nashville fell to 12-8-5 on the road this season. ' ' '