Messi Suffers Left Knee Bone Bruise

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi, grimacing in pain, was taken off the field on a cart with bone bruise to his left knee as Barcelona was held to a 0-0 tie by Benfica in a Champions League match Wednesday.

Messi’s left knee collided with the right hand of Benfica’s Artur as he ran onto Gerard Pique’s long pass and tried to round the goalkeeper in the 85th minute. Messi took a leftfooted shot from an angle, then fell to the field in pain. He rolled onto his back and held the knee, then was loaded onto a cart.