Lionel Messi was specifically told to avoid any long sprints and sudden changes of pace before making his substitute appearance against Sevilla, in order to avoid further aggravating a mild hamstring injury.
The details of the instructions to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner were revealed by AS, who claim it was a 'limited' Messi who took to the field on Saturday night at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Messi has been struggling with a strain to his right hamstring for some time, but returned to training ahead of La Blaugrana's trip to Sevilla.
Messi's introduction on 58 minutes proved crucial for Barça who came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in Andalusia, with the Argentina front man scoring a late equaliser.