While Messi shines in France, the terrible news Barcelona received about their star

Lionel Messi has been one of Europe's most influential players during the start of the season. Lio is the second most influential player in Europe only behind Neymar with 11 direct interventions in goals this season so far. His development and adaptation to PSG has been successful and his time at Barcelona seems like a good memory, but far away. 

Meanwhile, Barça has had a rough time adapting and recovering from the significant loss that was Mess's departure to Paris and they've had to spend 153 million euros on new signings. One of the most important players to join the team and be Xavi's protege is Jules Kounde. The french international was bought from Sevilla and has been one of the most important element's of Barcelona's squad. 

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While playing Austria, Kounde was removed from the game in the 21st minute due to an injury pending evolution. If this player is gravely injured, Xavi Hernández could lose one of the pillars for Barça's team this season. The frenchman has been a starter in 5 games this season and even delivered 2 assists. 

The international break was a concern for Xavi as he is aware of the great moment his players are going through and doesn't want to lose them. He's already had to deal with several games without Kounde due to economic issues with his registration in La Liga. 

Barça's problems are far from over

In spite of the good moment Barcelona is going through, they have shown that not everything is solved after Messi left. Barcelona's problems even go beyond Messi. The've still not managed to measure up to a top European team in a proper way in official matches. Their first harsh rival was Bayern Munchen and although Barcelona displayed a better match than expected, they lost to the Bundesliga champions.