Leo Messi left out of Barca XI against Real Betis
The Argentine was rotated by Ronald Koeman and he will be on the bench
Ronald Koeman is not someone who will dodge a hard task. Against Real Betis, he sacrificed Lionel Messi. The Barcelona captain hates to rest but that's what's happening today.
Messi is on the bench as Barcelona look to end a bad run in La Liga, four games without a win.
Instead Pedri, Dembele, Ansu and Griezmann play up front in the attacking four, with Busquets and De Jong in the double pivot ahead of the classic defence of recent times - Sergi Roberto, Pique, Lenglet and Alba.
Ter Stegen keeps his place in goal after working wonders on his comeback from injury against Dinamo Kiev.
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