However, the fact that it began from the bench has another very distinct explanation. Ernesto Valverde and Leo Messi pactaron that the Argentinian forward would begin the party from the bench to jump to the field roughly after an hour of party, when the Juventus was more worn.
The decision of both began to take form after the tie of the Athletic of Madrid and the Real Madrid in the derbi that confronted to both in Wanda Metropolitan the past week. The two Madrilenian teams, applicants to the title of LaLiga, remained to ten points, leaving at most perseguidor to Valencia, next rival of the FC Barcelona.
Conversation after the derbi
After taking a so important advantage in LaLiga, Leo Messi and Ernesto Valverde held a conversation. In her, they arrived to the conclusion that was the hour to give the big hit in the domestic competition, win in Valencia and remain leaders to seven of advantage.
For this, arrived to the conclusion that Messi had to arrive fresco to the party of Mestalla. The party of the Juventus, in this case, no longer was the first in the diagram of priorities because of the favourable situation of the Barcelona in the phase of groups, by what the Argentinian and the 'Txingurri' pactaron that would not play the first hour in Turín.