Barcelona set up King's Cup semi-final with Real Madrid
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Messi then hit the 40-goal mark for the fourth consecutive season when he turned Dani Alves' cross home.
The Argentina forward was substituted shortly after for the first time since Jan. 12, 2011.
Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura, who was in charge after manager Tito Vilanova reportedly went to New York to seek treatment following surgery to remove a throat tumor, said that he took Messi out as a precaution.
"He has a strained muscle, but we don't think he will have any problems (playing),'' Roura said.
Atletico drew 1-1 at Real Betis with Diego Costa scoring for Atletico in the 45th and Jorge Molina earning and converting a penalty to level one minutes from time.
The semifinals begin next week, with the second leg matches following in late February.
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