His contribution to the game of the team was not too remarkable. The Barça needed not fitting goals and take advantage of his opportunities to leave sentenced the party and the pass like first of group to eighth of final. Leo Messi left some detail of class but, in general, no saw him too brilliant on the green of Turín.
However, the crack Argentinian could rest the 56 minutes that Ernesto Valverde held to Gerard Deulofeu on the field. Some 56 minutes that can seem few, but that will do that the Barcelona forward arrive much more fresco to the transcendental party of the Sunday against the Valency in Mestalla.
Load of parties
After announcing the suplencia of Leo Messi, several spokesmen of the Barcelona entity have had to go out to deny that it treated of physical problems by part of the crack Argentinian, but of a simple technical decision that Ernesto Valverde has explained later in press conference.
"He is well, has accumulation of parties and is truth that there was some time that thought that it could rest or go in in the second time, better said. Besides we foresaw that it went to be an enclosed party in the start and afterwards went to open more. And here it is the decision", commented the 'Txingurri' on the Argentinian.