MADRIDLionel Messi was left out and Gerard Pique watched on television with a bowl of prawns as Barcelona saved themselves for Manchester United by resting 10 players against Huesca on Saturday. "Obviously we always want to win but it's true this game came in slightly different circumstances," Valverde said. "Considering the schedule and our advantage in the league, I thought it was time to make changes." Overall, they were better than Huesca but never really got out of second gear. Like Pique, Luis Suarez was also banned while Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets and Clement Lenglet were among those rested.

Source: Daily Nation April 13, 2019 17:37 UTC