Argent­ina star scores brace to push Barca into Champi­ons League semi-finals­BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised Lionel Messi for settling his side down after a nervy start against Manchester United and inspiring the Catalans to a 3-0 victory to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. “Messi always gets us out of trouble and we’re not going to apologise for having him,” Valverde told a news conference. “Leo always turns up in the important games, not just in the big moments but throughout the whole game. “If you give him space and time around the goal he’ll create and score goals. Whenever he gets the ball around the box he will be decisive and unfortunately for us he was the winner for them.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 08:26 UTC