Luis Enrique will continue to assess Lionel Messi ahead of Barcelona's LaLiga match against Alaves.

Messi missed Argentina's 2-2 draw with Venezuela on Wednesday after aggravating a groin problem during a match-winning turn in the previous World Cup qualifier versus Uruguay.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has had his training schedule tailored accordingly by Barca this week and his coach is yet to make a final call before welcoming Alaves to Camp Nou on Saturday.

"Thinking about Leo Messi, there is a lot of information behind that. There is a medical report that says what the player has," Luis Enrique told a pre-match news conference.

"We just have to evaluate the situation as it goes on

"He trained a bit with the team this week and trained alone as well

"We have to evaluate before each game that we play and address the needs of the team.

"We know how Leo is and that's what we have to take care of."