While he is officially forfeited for the match on Tuesday evening (9:00 p.m.), against Benfica, due “a little discomfort in the calf”, Lionel Messi is also uncertain for the Classic against Olympique de Marseille, Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.). In a press conference, Christophe Galtier gave news of the Argentinian international.
«We thought he was going to be able to play tomorrow. It’s much better, he is very confident, but he still has this unpleasant feeling so he preferred to abstain. If he will be present against Marseille? We will see in the next few days, but yes, it is very likely that he will be presenthe assured, before returning to the match against Benfica. Obviously, we can’t rejoice in his absence. We will have to find other connections to bring danger to the Portuguese defense. This changes a lot of things at the organizational level. We need to have other varieties in our game on the other side, in particular».