"From a move where it looks like nothing is going to happen, he can create something good for us and bad for the opposition," Valverde told reporters. He repeats it, he repeats it and he repeats it." Having coached Athletic Bilbao before joining Barcelona, Valverde has faced Messi multiple times, but for summer signing Nelson Semedo, experiencing the Argentine's magic live is a relatively new sensation. Barcelona's rout was completed when Messi played a one-two with Aleix Vidal and tucked home in the 87th minute past the despairing Dmitrovic. Like Real Madrid, who are seven points behind the Catalans having played one less game, Ronaldo has to follow the trail Messi is blazing.

Source: bd News24 September 20, 2017 05:03 UTC