Here's a short story:

(CNN) -- Spanish champions Barcelona will kick off 2011 without the services of world player of the year Lionel Messi and key defenders Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique. 

Coach Pep Guardiola has given top scorer Messi permission to miss Sunday's home clash with Levante as his side seek to move five points clear of second-placed rivals Real Madrid in the La Liga standings. 

The club's website reported on Friday that the Argentina forward had been allowed to extend his holiday, so will be missing from the line-up for only the fourth time this season. 

Captain Puyol is ruled out with a groin injury that he picked up playing for Catalonia in the representative game against Honduras earlier this month, and may also miss next weekend's trip to Deportivo La Coruna. 

Spanish league strike called off 

His central defensive partner Pique is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card this season in Barca's final league game of 2010, the 5-1 thrashing of city rivals Espanyol on December 18. 

However, Guardiola will be able to call on Argentine defender Gabriel Milito and young midfielder Jeffren Suarez, who have both returned to training. 

Milito had been sidelined since injuring his thigh in the Spanish Cup win over Ceuta on November 10, while the 22-year-old Jeffren suffered a groin problem in the Champions League match win over Rubin Kazan on December 7. 

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Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid will return to action on Monday with a trip to seventh-placed Getafe.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question based on this story, and describe how likely it is that your guess is correct as one of the following expressions:

Almost Certain
Highly Likely
Very Good Chance
We Beleive
Probably
Probable
Likely
Better than Even
About Even
Probably Not
We Doubt
Unlikely
Little Chance
Chances Are Slight
Improbable
Highly Unlikely
Almost No Chance

Give ONLY the guess and your confidence, no other words or explanation. For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>
Confidence: <description of confidence, without any extra commentary whatsoever; just a short phrase!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What injury was talked about?
Guess: a groin injury
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What rivals were there?
Guess: Barca and Espanyol
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: When did they play?
Guess: on December 18.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who won?
Guess: Barca
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who injured their leg?
Guess: Milito
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: When?
Guess: on November 10
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was called off?
Guess: Spanish league strike
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who is a top scorer?
Guess: Messi
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was he allowed to do?
Guess: to miss Sunday's home clash
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why?
Guess: to extend his holiday,
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who was not allowed to play?
Guess: Pique is suspended
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: For what?

for picking up his fifth yellow card