Barcelona have left Brazilian star Neymar out of their squad for Saturday's meeting with Getafe in La Liga "as a precaution".

The Catalan club announced that "the Brazilian has a problem with his left ankle and will not travel to Madrid as a precaution," without giving any further details as to how long he may be absent.

The 22-year-old, who scored in Wednesday's 3-1 Champions League win against Paris Saint-Germain that allowed Barca to go through to the last 16 as winners of their group, withdrew from training on Friday.

Luis Enrique's side head to Getafe in second place in La Liga and lay two points behind Real Madrid before the leaders' game at Almeria on Friday.

Barcelona, who welcome back Daniel Alves after he missed the PSG game due to suspension, have won their last eight games in all competitions.