Leo Messi heats engines in Turín to visit Mestalla

Published:23/11/2017 - 01:52h

Updated:23/11/2017 - 02:53h

Leo Messi was not to title in the party of Champions League that confronted to the Barcelona with the Juventus of Turín. Ernesto Valverde wanted to do him rest so that it arrived fresco to the crash of the Sunday in front of Valencia

Ernesto Valverde decided to leave out of the eleven headline to Lionel Messi in the party of the fifth day of the phase of groups of Champions League that the FC Barcelona contested in the Allianz Stadium against the Juventusof Turín. The crack Argentinian jumped to the terrain of game in the second time in replacement of Gerard Deulofeu.

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.