The Argentine was surprisingly named as a substitute in Turin as Juve and Barca played out a goalless draw.
Messi replaced Gerard Deulofeu in the 56th minute but was unable to find a way past Juve’s defence. And Valverde admits he wanted to keep Messi in reserve for when the game opened up in the second half.
Messi is fine,’ said Valverde. ‘He has an accumulation of games. ‘We thought he could rest and enter the second half when the match opened up more.’
Ernesto Valverde has revealed that Lionel Messi was benched for Barcelona’s clash with Juventus due to fatigue and tactical reasons.
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