"It turns out that the Argentine has not got a hamstring injury and has just taken a bit of a knock". Barca say it is uncertain whether Messi will play on Wednesday, when they play Athletic again - this time in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
And then there was one – Rob Kearney, the Ireland full-back, who would not be the single exception to the Lions hierarchy's golden rule had he not picked up a hamstring injury during training.
(AP) DECISION NEARING ON GLENN: New England receiver Terry Glenn may be put on injured reserve if he does not recover from a hamstring injury soon.
Moreno has conceded that he is still not healed from a hamstring injury and will have to share the load with Lance Ball.
That is providing Henry has not recovered from a hamstring injury in time to face Chivas USA at Red Bull Arena next Wednesday.
As if being gently booed off after another underwhelming performance was not bad enough, a hamstring injury suffered by Hatem Ben Arfa threatens to further disrupt an already ailing Premier League campaign.
The Wallaby, 28, has not recovered from a hamstring injury picked up in their semi-final victory over Leicester.
Arsenal continued to threaten immediately after the break but their cause was not helped by a hamstring injury to Oxlade-Chamberlain, was was eventually forced off.
Collingwood's plight wasn't helped by a hamstring injury to Ben Sinclair, with substitute Paul Seedsman called into action shortly before quarter-time.
Chelsea's 2014-15 top scorer Diego Costa hasn't recovered from a hamstring injury, while summer loan signing from Monaco, Radamel Falcao, could make his debut from the substitutes bench.
Notre Dame's offense, meanwhile, has been hobbled, and the team's top three pass-catchers were not on the field: Floyd did not play because of a hamstring injury, his fellow wide receiver Theo Riddick missed the game with a sprained ankle, and tight end Kyle Rudolph, another top N.F.L. prospect, is out for the season with a hamstring injury.
