Ernesto Valverde has faced the press ahead of Wednesday’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.
The Barcelona boss gave little away about the fitness of Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele and said he’d have to wait to see how they fared in training.
Here are the best bits:
Valverde on Messi
I haven’t seen Messi today, so I don’t have an answer. We will see how he is in training. The most important thing is the player telling you that he is ready.
No matter what the tests say, if the player doesn’t feel ready, you have to leave him out.