Valverde: Mess's absence will have great impact on Barcelona

The captain of Barca was forced to abandon the meeting after only 26 minutes of play after breaking his hand a quarter of a game after helping the team create a two-goer advantage by assisting once and for another time, the Express broadcasts.

Valverde spoke after the meeting, where he acknowledged that his absence would be extremely important.

“Be we know what he's offering us and what his opponent thinks when he sees the Mess in field”, Valverde said.

We need to prepare and use resources to cope with his absence, even if we have a hard fight. In the past we played games without him and always tried to preserve our game style”, he added.