Luis Enrique: I will ask Messi to do less for the FC Barcelona after his return

Head coach of FC Barcelona Luis Enrique defended the offensive speech towards Neymar after the home match of the group stage of the Champions League with Leverkusen, Bayer. Some Spanish media criticized the Brazilian football player, considering that he was not up to scratch. The game itself ended with the victory for Barça with a score of 2:1.

“I believe that Neymar played very well. This is a mistake of some media. When Messi will return to the system, I will ask him to do for the FC Barcelona less. After all, this team and our players always lay out on the field as much as possible. They are not able to do more- he said. Regardless of whether Messi is on the pitch or not,” - said Luis Enrique.

Earlier it was reported that Messi has injured knee ligaments in the home match of the sixth round with Las Palmas, which won the Catalans with a score of 2:1. In FC Barcelona all hope that the Argentinian will be able to participate in a guest game of the 12th round with Madrid’s "Real", which will take place on 22nd of November.