Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has decided to play in the quarter-finals of the King's Cup against Sevilla without Lionel Messi, according to media reports.
Barcelona will be a guest of Sevilla tonight in the quarter-finals of the King's Cup, but will play without Lionel Messi and midfielder Sergio Busquets.
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" confirmed that Valverde's decision to exclude Messi from the Barcelona list in this match is due to the Spanish coach's adherence to his strategy last season, which depends on giving the Argentinean doses of rest to reach the critical periods of the season in full fitness and technical.
Messi played only half an hour in the last leg against Leganes. Valverde said that his players had to adapt to the "save the effort" strategy.
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