TO Messi he is escaped his title number 35 with Barça for a minute. Frustration found the Argentine on the street and with a two-game penalty. The captain's shortest way back to lifting a title is the Cup. And Barça awaits him. Except surprise, Messi will return this Tuesday at announcement to play the round of 16 of the Cup in Vallecas and try to collaborate with the team in the quarterfinals.
At first, Messi returns one hundred percent. The muscle aches in the back of your left leg they came from inopportune way, just when he had broken to score goals and it had been exhibited in Los Cármenes and San Mamés. The six-time Ballon d'Or played the final of the Super Cup at La Cartuja and it was not well. Despite the frustration, the ten-day hiatus served him well in something. You have been able to recover from your physical problems and He returns at a time when the team is crying out for him. Barça have won both games without Messi (0-2 in Cornellà and Elche), but they have lacked some agility in attack. Koeman wait that the Argentine give him clarity, speed and fluidity to the offensive game of Barça.
Messi's will not be the only novelty in Vallecas. Except surprise, Sergi Roberto will return to the call after an absence of more than two months. The fourth captain of the squad injured in the Wanda against Atlético and has preferred go easy to reappear in a good physical tone and with a lower risk of relapse.
Koeman will have to decide between today and tomorrow what eleven line up in Vallecas, where a team with arguments and a good coach awaits you, Andoni Iraola. Also a grass who has suffered the consequences of the tremendous Nevada that devastated Madrid.
Net will return to the goal in the Cup. Dest has many ballots to return to the right-back position, where he can play with Araújo and Lenglet. Sunrise could have rest. If the one in L'Hospitalet is in Vallecas, the bet will be confirmed by Koeman for the cup. Busquets, safe for Athletic, could share eleven with Pjanic. Above, Messi look for companions. Pedri and Trincao they seem safe. Dembélé, Braithwaite and Griezmann play a place.