MADRID: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says he will allow Lionel Messi to take a decision on his fitness ahead of the Spanish Super Cup final against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday (Jan 17). Messi missed Wednesday's penalty shootout victory over Real Sociedad after picking up an injury in last weekend's victory over Granada. We'll see if he's available or not," Koeman told a news conference. "The player himself always has the last word (on his fitness). Barca's meeting with Bilbao comes less than a fortnight after they beat the Basque outfit 3-2 in La Liga thanks to two Messi efforts, although Koeman said that counts for nothing ahead of the final.

Source: Egypt Today January 16, 2021 16:52 UTC