Lionel Messi's message to Koeman after the coach sat him on the bench

What is happening with Ronald Koeman? His team is far away from Atlético Madrid on the table, but he preferred to save Lionel Messi for the matches against Sevilla for Copa del Rey and Paris Saint Germain for UEFA Champions League. The result was an awful 0-1 with almost no offensive plays for FC Barcelona.

The team ended up the first half loosing and the difference between the first and the second half was Lionel Messi. Ronald Koeman noticed that the squad was not working and he sends the star on. In 2 minutes, he scored and set the equalizer for the team and the attitude of FC Barcelona players changed.

This is the strongest message that Lionel Messi can send to any coach, you do not sit Messi on the bench, as simple as that. If he needs to rest, he would tell you, but Lionel Messi is one of those players that does not like resting. He just like playing every single match as important as it is.

FC Barcelona showed once again that without Lionel Messi they do not work, and that is not something you want to show before some key matches like the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and the second round of the UEFA Champions League. Now they will have their lethal weapon who did not rest, but they will have it.