As everyone in the soccer community already knows, Lionel Messi injured his internal collateral ligament in his left knee recently. He is expected to miss about two months of action so Barcelona certainly has their hands full without their superstar forward.

Messi will miss the upcoming UEFA Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen and multiple league games as well. Those La Liga games include Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar, Getafe, Villarreal, Real Madrid and Real Socieadad. Messi will also miss Champions League games against BATE Borisov and Roma.

Chilean-born goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is also out at the moment because of a calf injury.

So, is the sky falling in Barcelona or can the defending champions survive this hurricane?

Now is when we find out just how good of a coach Luis Enrique really is. Even more important, we will find out just how lethal (or not) Neymar and Luis Suarez really are. Neymar, Messi and Suarez all have exactly three goals each this La Liga season. Neymar is arguably the best dribbler in the world, and Suarez's scoring is improving every year. There's no doubt that Neymar, Messi and Suarez create an elite trio, but can Neymar and Suarez generate an elite duo without the Argentine by their side?

We'll find out soon enough.

Who knows: This may actually be a good thing for Barcelona. Without Messi on the field, this is a perfect opportunity for Neymar and Suarez to shed the robin label. If Barcelona can weather this storm without arguably the best player in the world, it would truly say something about the depth of this roster. On the hand, with great power comes great responsibility. If Barcelona loses their Champions League games and fall in the La Liga standings, everyone will come out and immediately say, "They just couldn't do it without Messi."

Barcelona is currently in second place in the La Liga standings behind Villarreal.

Much of the reason Neymar and Suarez are so successful is because of Messi's play making skills. He is constantly double teamed which leaves others open, and he is by far the best passer in the world, which obviously benefits the two forwards out of Brazil and Uruguay.

Messi has always been sort of the "point guard" of Barcelona because of his passing and dribbling capabilities. More than likely it will be Neymar who takes over that role with Suarez striking. Suarez is a physical player (sometimes a little too physical) who can insert himself in front of the net and he has scored numerous clutch goals for Barcelona.

With his enormous (third highest in the world) contract, most of the pressure over the next two months will fall on the shoulders of Neymar. The Brazilian forward had a very disappointing Copa America in which he was ultimately suspended. Neymar can actually match Messi's dribbling skills, but he does have room to improve in the passing department. Suarez is a very underrated passer as well.

Let the games begin.

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