Valverde said that the Argentine was tired and that he will not start
Ernesto Valverde all but confirmed that Lionel Messi will not play a role in Andres Iniesta's last game as a Barcelona player against Real Sociedad on Sunday, or at least will start from the bench.
"Leo's played a lot of games this season, including playing with slight injuries," said Barcelona's boss on Saturday in his press conference.
"In this final stretch of the campaign, we feel it has been the right moment to rest him. He played the final 15 minutes the other day in South Africa because it was in the agreement for the friendly, nothing else. The idea is that he rests."
