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#1 is Messi's health, not Copa del Rey. Even if it's hard to see them win, CL and La Liga are much more important.

Thank you, Betis! Canales is a great player and Bartra does well in Sevilla. Coach looking good.

Alena Messi MAtS

at least we now have 3 days of rest and playing at home on Wednesday. RM will only have 2 days rest and will have to travel. Hopefully, Messi did not pick up an injury today.

Do not ever play messi after < 2 days of rest!

ok - not well rested but 3 days of rest = 50% more than 2 days. Playing a match after 2 days of rest should be outlawed by FIFA. One reason why Croatia had a huge handicap at WC Final when France had 3 days of rest.

Valencia well rested and Barça not yet recovered from Sevilla match. Cope del Rey not worth losing La Liga and risking CL

I have said it many times at this Forum: Messi is the clear GOAT soccer player but has one weakness that has haunted him in tournaments where the final is played after short rest: his physical recovery after top performances (like his masterful role in the Sevilla match on Wednesday) takes a bit...

I don't want to be negative but I have a bad feeling and am concerned that Barça will have less than 3 full days of rest. We cannot afford to lose key players to injury, and the risk is much higher with such short rest. Should Messi play 90 minutes?

Messi Coutinho Rakitic HM Alba, Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Busquets, Arthur, Suarez, Cillessen

good to see him smile! The header was great.

what annoys me with Vidal is his tendency to give away unnecessary fouls / freekicks

it's all in his head. He needs to score and find his old confidence. Yesterday he came close, maybe next time ...

Messi Alba Semedo HM Rakitic, Arthur, Piqué

Suarez missed 2 and Coutinho missed 2 big chances, Messi 1. 5:1 would have been a score reflecting the game.

he needs to convert a chance - too many missed ones in a row. It started at the WC with the Brazil NT. He is depressed, lost his confidence.

if motivated, Piqué is still capable of top performances. Don't judge him after the Sevilla game which clearly was treated as a low priority by EV.

I think Coutinho needs a shrink. His confidence dropped significantly when he missed sitters for the Brazil NT. He could have taken Brazil to the WC final but failed when it counted. He still has not recovered. Today he missed another clear opportunity and a few minutes later he lost the ball...

Arthur Rakitic Alena (1st half)

Coutinho