Martino: "Tomorrow we will decide if Leo goes out of start or no"

The Athletic -Barça is the last party of the first turn of the League. Possibly therefore, with a lot of way still for visiting, Tata Martino has subtracted something of transcendence to the trip to Vicente Calderón: "it Remains all a turn and do not think that was a so decisive party as we think regarding the denouement of the League but yes that it is important for the immediate future of both groups, so much in the Champions as in the Glass. It is an important duel to level anímico".

The trainer of the Barça considers that the situation of the two teams is similar and does not have escatimado praises to the rival: "The Athletic of Madrid is a very strong team, one of the most serious groups and solider of Europe. Everything does to think that we will see a big party". "We are much better, so much to individual level like community, that five months ago, when we saw us the faces in the Supercopa of Spain. The Athletic of Madrid has kept a big level since", has added the Argentinian technician.

Martino has advanced that the team will procure to keep the level showed in the last commitments, with a fast circulation of balloon and avoiding launchings of corner and faults near of the area that give advantage to the aerial game of the colchoneros. "We will have to be more effective of face to the rival goal that in the Supercopa. We are in our best level but to me likes me think that we still are far of our ceiling and that in these five months that are missing still will be able to improve our performance", has explained the Barcelona trainer in the room of press of the sportive City.

Regarding the presence or no of Messi in the eleven initial, Tata Martino has given his point of view: "Messi is well, already saw it all the world. However, it comes of a very long period of inactivity and will evaluate if it is in conditions to complete a whole party of this requirement". "We can not forget that it has accumulated 60 days of inactivity and that only has played 30 minutes", has added Martino, the one who will take the decision after evaluating it with the doctors, the rest of technicians and the own player. "Still I have not spoken with Messi and this that speak a lot with him. In any case, as a lot, he could say me that it feels in perfect conditions to go out of start if I create it timely".

With Messi in the eleven or no, Martino carries to 22 footballers to Madrid, included Alves and Neymar, that have completed the last trainings with normality, and Afellay. "It is true that still does not have the high medical but has seemed me timely that all the players that train with normality travel to Madrid", has aimed the technician of the Barça. Martino has recognised that the players are in a big state of form and that every time has more difficulties to select eleven. This Saturday will take a new decision.