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Ronald Koeman talks resting Messi, Braithwaite and Barcelona injuries

Ronald Koeman spoke to reporters on Tuesday ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Ferencvaros in Hungary.

The Catalan giants are already through to the knockout stages of the competition which means Koeman has decided to leave Lionel Messi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Philippe Coutinho out of his travelling squad.

Koeman spoke about his decision to rest Messi, Barca’s injury problems and the form of Martin Braithwaite ahead of the match.

Here are the best bits:

Koeman on Ferencvaros

The most important thing is qualifying which we have now done.