Valverde Explains why Leo Messi was acting in the Classical

The FC Barcelona empató in front of the Real Madrid in the gone of the semifinals of the Glass of Rey, by what the eliminatory will not decide of the all until the next day 27 February. After the meeting, Ernesto Valverde attended to the room of press to comment some of the appearances of the party, centring especially in some players.

One of them was Leo Messi, that began the party in the bench and did not go out to the field until very gone in the second half. The Txingurri ensured that it does not have physical problems, but that preferred not risking with him. "It was well, but we prefer not running risks by the moment in which we are. Had some annoyances and decide that it was the best", commented.

The technician extremeño decided to play the 'letter Messi' from the bench: "The decisions has to take them in function of what think that it is better for the team and the player. Today it found well, but we have thought that it was better that went in in the second time. When it has gone out it has been able to be decisive, every time that has the balloon know the feeling that creates in the contrary".

"Messi was well, but prefer not running risks by the moment in which we are"

Besides, also it spoke of the two players that formed the right band -Malcom and Nélson Semedo- to value very positively his conjoint work. "We expect a lot of them. Semedo Is very fast, solves us a lot of things. In the case of Malcom, expect that mark help him. Always it has occasions", manifested.

On the side luso, considered very good his progression: "All the players when they arrive to our club do not have easy to put in the dynamics because we move us in little space. Sometimes it has cost more, but has a big potential. Physically it is very fast, is very difficult of desbordar and are loved with him".

Valverde Also answered on Philippe Coutinho, that went back to have a very discreet performance. "They ask me a lot on him because I already know that it expects a lot of him. There is a big focus, but is a big player that follows daring and is what look for. At the end it has had of two or three occasions of shot. It makes a mistake, as all", said.

The Txingurri also spoke on a new titularity of Arthur, in addition to by the entrance of Arturo Vidal to the hour of game. "It gives us control of game, think that it can help us in the construction of the team", said, on the Brazilian, adding that "afterwards there are moments in which the meeting requires more energy and push and therefore I have decanted me by Arturo".

An eliminatory open

Valverde Did upsetting in that it had assisted to a party with several phases play distinct: "At the end they do you goal in the first minutes and conditions you, clear. The first possession that have done has been long and the second also. They have done us the so much, but can suceder. Little by little we have gone us doing with the game with situations of danger. Afterwards the party was ours and have achieved empatar. We have lived different phases of the meeting".

On the other hand, the trainer extremeño recognised that all will decide in the party of turn, because of the equalised meeting. "The eliminatory is opened, there is not a clear favourite. Taking into account the calibrate of the two teams, still there is a lot that say. We knew that it went to be a hard and difficult meeting", sentenced.