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Lionel Messi is expected to start on the bench in the match against Valladolid after his international appearance.

Barcelona Assistant Coach, Vilanova reveal that Barcelona are concern about Messi after his international duty

Messi worries us. We are a lot more calm when he is on the pitch and 100%, because we know what he can give us

If we think about the trips, the time differences, the height and the pressure that Messi is under when he plays for Argentina, then there are many things. We will have to see how he arrives in Valladolid.

We understand that coaches have only a few games a year to use their players and as coaches we always want to use our best. For Argentina to have Messi is better. It is normal that Maradona wants him to play for the total amount of minutes. If I was the coach I would do the same
- Vilanova

With Messi sitting on the bench on Thursday, Guardiola plans to use him sparingly, but he may have to make an appearance depending on how the game goes against Valladolid.

Here it what Messi wants to say

I want to go, I want to go, I want to go

Thats what he would always say… :) .. But we should also remember that Messi will be the main star when playing against Bayern Munich, and Messi fans would love to see him shine. I feel Pep would bring him up for last 15-20 min to boost his confident after losing to Bolivia.