DBasia.news – Barcelona star Lionel Messi is confirmed absent in the match against Inter Milan of the Champions League match. Messi must absent due to his hand injury.
Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi admitted that he felt disappointed that he couldn’t fight against Lionel Messi.
“It’s a pity Messi can’t be there because it’s nice to play against great footballers like him, who is one of the best in the world,” Icardi said.
Previously, Icardi and Messi were rumored in a bad relationship. La Pulga was rumored disliked Icardi’s personality outside the pitch. Moreover, the decision to eliminate Icardi’s name of the Argentina national team player in the World Cup was probably Messi’s request.
Both Inter Milan and Barcelona got the full point from the two previous matches. The result makes them stay as the first and second rank in the temporary standing.
It means the victory in that match will add the chance to pass the qualification round. But, the host got a bad news ahead of the match.
Inter Milan walk to Barcelona with full confidence due to the positive result from Derby della Madonnina. Luciano Spalletti squad won 1-0 thanks to Icardi’s goal before the match ended.
Meanwhile, the positive ambiance also happened to Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho and friends handled Sevilla’s attack 4-2 on the 9th-week of 2018-2019 LaLiga.