Lionel Messi dropped to the bench as Barcelona host Athletic | OneFootball

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Phil Costa·29 September 2018

Lionel Messi dropped to the bench as Barcelona host Athletic

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According to SPORT, the decision to rest Messi was made with two difficult fixtures ahead – Tottenham and Valencia – to avoid burnout.

Without Messi, a front three of Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé and Luis Suárez will be tasked of scoring the goals for La Blaugrana.


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