Barcelona received some good news this week with Lionel Messi returning to training less than two weeks after breaking his arm. He was originally expected to be out for three weeks, so Barcelona will probably have to continue without him for another game or two.
In his absence there has been much speculation over who is the most appropriate backup option. Whilst Ousmane Dembele came on as Messi’s replacement for the rest of the Sevilla game, the honour of starting in Messi’s place was gifted to Rafinha in the following matches against Inter Milan and Real Madrid.