This week Lionel Messi has claimed only the players can be blamed for that loss, not manager Ernesto Valverde. Valverde really had no go-to when they were getting overrun by Liverpool Steve Nicol on Barcelona's loss to Liverpool“I think in that elimination against Liverpool, he is practically blameless. “It was unfortunate the match we played, the image we left behind.” Nicol agrees with Lionel Messi and says Valverde could have done nothing more to prevent the 4-0 scoreline on the night. TrendingSteve Nicol says Lionel Messi is right to blame the Barcelona players for the Liverpool defeatNicol says Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde could have done nothing else to prevent loss to LiverpoolLionel Messi says Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde can take no blame for the Liverpool loss“Barcelona is a team that only plays one way and the players only want to play one way. Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 to knock them out of the Champions League

Source: Express May 26, 2019 13:34 UTC