Messi in Barcelona's squad for Bayern match despite absence of medical clearance Barcelona has yet to clear Lionel Messi to play, but has included the injured forward in its squad for Tuesday's Champions League first-leg semi-final at Bayern Munich. On Sunday Barcelona released its squad that will travel to Germany, with Messi's name carrying an asterisk that the "player hasn't been medically cleared" to play. Messi injured his right leg on April 2. He has since missed three Spanish league games, while going on as a substitute to help rally Barcelona past Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals last week.