Breaking news | Leo Messi, OUT of the Barcelona team for the match with Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League! Ronald Koeman’s decision



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Ronald Koeman has officially announced the group for the Champions League game, and the Argentine is missing. Furthermore, Frenkie de Jong was not “called up” by the Dutch coach for this match.

“I decided not to summon Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong. They have already played many games, they need to rest.” Koeman argued his decision.

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After two weeks, Koeman decided to start the game with Betis with Messi in the reserve position, now the Dutch coach returns to surprise.

The South American was integralist in the last match of the championship with Atlético de Madrid, where he missed two great opportunities. Before returning to the club’s selection, Messi was integral in the two matches of the Argentine team, with Paraguay (0-0) and Peru (0-2).

Headaches for Koeman, before the match with Mircea Lucescu

Koeman has and has big batch problems. Gerard Piqué was injured in the match against Atlético de Madrid and will be missing on the lawn for quite some time, during which time the Dutch coach will have to improvise in the center of the defense. At least until the winter transfer window, when Barcelona could transfer a central defender.

In addition to Piqué, two other central squads of the Catalan team are not available: Samuel Umtiti and the young Ronald Araujo. Thus, Koeman only has one central defender, Clement Lenglet.

According to a statistic published by Marca three days ago, Frenkie de Jong and Leo Messi are the players with the most minutes together with the Barça shirt with Ronald Koeman in front.

The players with the most minutes gathered in Barcelona, ​​in the Koeman era:

  • 1. Frenkie de Jong – 890 of a minute
  • 2. Lionel Messi – 855 of a minute
  • 3. Gerard Piqué – 788 minutes
  • 4. Net –720 of a minute
  • 5. Sergi Roberto – 719 of a minute
  • 6. Sergio Busquets – 694 of a minute
  • 7. Jordi Alba – 681 of minute
  • 8. Clement Lenglet – 643 of a minute
  • 9. Ansu Fati – 596 minutes
  • 10. Antoine Griezmann – 589 minutes
  • 11. Pedri – 546 minutes

Tags: Barcelona , Leo Messi , dynamo kiev barcelona

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