Ernesto Valverde was back before the press on Friday talking about all things Barcelona ahead of Saturday’s La Liga clash with Espanyol.
Much of the talk revolved around injuries, in particular Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.
Here are the best bits:
Valverde on Messi
We think [he’s 100 per cent]. Leo has had these niggles for a while and we are taking care of that. Before Christmas he had these problems and we have been working with him to resolve them.
The process with the national team is the same.