haymekus:
I give up for this coach

Upnepaa:


We need De ligt badly !!!

How many right footed center back do we have
Just one. What if Pique get injured anytime soon.
At 32 Pique is having his last days as a top flight footballer. Is there any suitable replacement than a talented and 19 year old de ligt I don't think so.

Se you grab.

cumz:
I know players need rest but, momentum is needed

tesppidd:
you have a point,

but not with this level of congestion bro.

naija01:
Why is malcom benched and most times do not even play?

cumz:


Villarreal is far easier than espanyol.... but I’m sure, vv wil still start Messi on Tuesday

LastDance:
Lionel messi's inclusion is not entirely up to the coach.
I think he really don't want Mbappe to catch up with him on the European golden booth award.

Well that's my point, because whether we like it or not, these guys cares about the award and it's at the back of their mind each time they play.

If Messi was to be leading the race with more than ten goals, he would have been rested today, since we are 100% the league winner already.

Remember Mbappe refuses to give Dimaria a Chance to score his hattrick when he was on two goals last week, instead he took the penalty and missed.

tesppidd:
Last year we were chasing unbeaten run,

Fatigue set in and Roma of all teams destroyed us.

Messi has got enough European golden shoes.

cumz:


I’m sure Messi understands this, and he even wants the ucl more than any of the squad/fans

Have you seen the way he tracks back in ucl games

tesppidd:
Last year we were chasing unbeaten run,

Fatigue set in and Roma of all teams destroyed us.

Messi has got enough European golden shoes.

Debroslink:
Was that a PANENKA freekick by Messi?

tesppidd:
Frankly I wouldn't put Messi in the squad at all for Villarreal on Tuesday.

cumz:

Lol, I’m a Barcelona fan, day 1

Isomerizm:
It's good that they played today. He can rest out the Villarreal game.

Ibukzy:
I think it is best Messi should play the match against Villarreal, which the pressure will be less,
than to start the match against atletico Madrid that will very physical as both team will be trying to make it to the top of the league, which might even cause injury before a very crucial match in the champions league.

Taguchi:


exactly my thought

I think that our most important players should play on Tuesday and then sit out the athletico match as it will be very intense

our key players should be very fit against united given that united players have over 1 full week of rest and are playing at home


Las Las I hope Girona does the needful

IKON360:

finally we must not beat Athletico, but if we beat them, we can rest further on. Winning our next two matches will give us a 13 point cushion, letting players rest for the 2nd leg against Utd and more important matches in UCL. Valverde will be in a dilemma now