Valladolid, July 12 -- : Barcelona manager Quique Setien has admitted that striker Lionel Messi needs rest but the club could not afford to do that on Saturday as they scraped a 1-0 win over Real Valladolid.
Arturo Vidal netted the decisive goal in the 15th minute with Messi claiming his 20th league assist of the season in the process.
Despite dominating possession, Setien's side struggled to wrap up the victory with Messi being forced to play the full 90 minutes.
"Of course. I've said it before, but the score was too tight. If we'd have scored more goals in the first half, maybe more players would've been rested. The team was tired," Goal.com quoted Setien as saying after the match when asked whether Messi needed a rest.
Setien further...