Valverde Reveals the problem of Messi: "it Was constipado"

The FC Barcelona did the duties this Wednesday in the friendly played against Mamelodi Sundowns, and after the meeting Ernesto Valverde answered to some questions of the media, that wanted to know to the detail the state of Leo Messi and also the feelings of the 'Txingurri' after the visit to South Africa to play in the Soccer City, something that was not foreseen to principle of season.

"It is incredible the expectancy that generates Leo, especially he. They acclaimed it from the first moment and no only in the stadium, did it since we put a foot in this country", ensured in first instance Valverde on Messi, ensuring that Messi was not summoned against the Raise and played hardly 15 minutes in front of the Mamelodi Sundowns because "it was a bit constipado" these last days.

"Had some small problem but thought that it had to play some minutes by the people and by everything", remarked the Barcelona technician, that celebrated the "festive atmosphere" that lived during all the party in Johannesburg, and defined besides to Nelson Mandela -the friendly was in homage to him- as "one of the big men of the history no only of this country but of the humanity".

"The fact that we have been invited to the acts of the centenary is an honour for our club and for each one of us", manifested the 'Txingurri', revealing that it did not know too much to the Mamelodi Sundowns, but elogiando the performance of the South African. "The true is that we did not know a lot of our rival, has done a good party".

"There was some danger because we came to do a very long trip, in the end of season, with the possibility that there was a descent of tension". "At the end, we ask this: be concentrated to avoid risks", valued Ernesto Valverde on the dangers that had the FC Barcelona of face to the meeting, and especially after the painful defeat suffered against the Raise in the Ciutat of València.

To the Barcelona only remains him a party

The FC Barcelona, in definite, already has surpassed the formality of the friendly party in South Africa and, from now, only will remain him contest the last day of LaLiga Santander 2017-18 against the Real Sociedad in the Camp Nou. After said party, will begin the holidays and the concentrations with the national selections, previous to the World-wide of Russia 2018.