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Messi & Suarez could be handed Barcelona break by Valverde

With three matches to come over the next week, the La Liga giants are ready to rest star tuns in a meeting with Girona on Sunday

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has hinted at resting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for Saturday's La Liga clash with Girona.

The meeting with their Catalan neighbours at Camp Nou is the first of three games in eight days for the league leaders, with a trip to Las Palmas and a potentially crucial showdown with Atletico Madrid to come next week.

With Girona's visit coming only four days on from Barca's Champions League draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Valverde has suggested he could be willing to rotate his squad.