Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic, acting in front of the Leganés

VALVERDE ALREADY HAD LEFT IT FALL

Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic, in the bench against the Leganés!

Published:20/01/2019 - 19:50h

Updated:20/01/2019 - 20:06h

Ernesto Valverde already had left clear in his last press conference that Leo Messi would rest in any of the following parties. The Argentinian star finally remained in the bench against the Leganés, of the same way that another indisputable: Ivan Rakitic

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The FC Barcelona has a month of full January of parties, with a very dense calendar by the meetings of LaLiga Santander and of the Glass of Rey. During the two last weeks and, like minimum, during the two following, the Barcelona team will have two parties by week by the regular competition and the one of the 'KO', something that will cause a lot of physical wear.

It is thus that Ernesto Valverde has begun to take drastic decisions so that his players suffer the less possible physically. In the party of LaLiga against the Leganés, that was the first of the second turn of the championship, the Txingurri left in the bench to two of his indisputable: Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic.

The decision can seem a so much odd, but the technician extremeño already warned in the last press conference that Leo Messi could rest in any of the next meetings. "It is a possibility, yes, that do not play any of the next parties", commented. The one of this Sunday was the second suplencia of Messi in League, after having begun in the bench also against the Athletic Club in the Camp Nou.

In this way, so much the Argentinian like the Croat will have rest to face no only some next weeks of dense calendar regarding parties, but some months with a lot of meetings by in front if the Barcelona attain to go happening rounds in all the competitions. With the lesson learnt of the past season and with a more extensive staff, Valverde rotará more.

In front of the Leganés, the Txingurri substituted to Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic with other players of big level. In the case of the Argentinian, went Philippe Coutinho the one who went in in the forward to form 'trident' beside Luis Suárez and to Ousmane Dembélé. In the centre of the field, the elected was Carles Aleñá to play beside Sergio Busquets and to Arthur Melo.

Lenglet, descartado

Another of the important surprises was that Clément Lenglet, that also plays it almost all since Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen lesionaron, remained out of the announcement. His place in the eleven occupied it the veteran Belgian defence, already recovered of his ailments, something that also had left to fall Valverde in press conference. But the ex sevillista not even seated in the bench, being Jeison Murillo the acting head office.

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