![]() ![]() ![]() Argentina's dismal record without Messi is well-known - just one win in their past seven World Cup qualifiers without him - and Barca do not always cope well when their all-time top scorer is missing, either. This suspension naturally received far less attention than Messi's more severe ban for Argentina, which could wreck the Albiceleste's chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. ![]() While the football world was struggling to get its head around the four-game ban handed to Lionel Messi for using a common local insult in Argentina's game with Chile, it was easy to forget he has another suspension to serve for Barcelona against Granada on Sunday, which will test the theory of " Messi dependencia" at a crucial moment in the season.Īs the little magician smashed in two goals in the 4-2 win over Valencia just before the international break, surpassing the 40-goal mark in all competitions for an eighth consecutive season, it almost went unnoticed that he also picked up a fifth yellow card of the league campaign, ruling him out of the trip to Granada, the first of 10 games Barca have left to catch Real Madrid at the top of the table. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserīarcelona look to Neymar to power title challenge in Lionel Messi's absence ![]()
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