Valverde explains decision to bench Messi

Ernesto Valverde says he left Lionel Messi out of the Barcelona starting line-up against Juventus as he felt he needed a rest. The Argentina star was surprisingly dropped to the substitutes’ bench for the 0-0 Champions League draw in Turin on Tuesday, with Barca director of institutional relations, Guillermo Amor, describing it as “a technical decision” and […]