Lionel Messi has not played for Barcelona since October 20That is what Ernesto Valverde has said. Messi missed his fifth successive match with an arm fracture that he suffered last month as his team-mates secured qualification to the knockout rounds of the European competition. The Barca captain was expected to be sidelined for three weeks with the injury but was back in training last week. We couldn’t risk Messi. Lionel Messi has missed the last five Barca gamesErnesto Valverde did not want to risk Lionel Messi

Source: Express November 07, 2018 06:02 UTC