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'He normally delivers' - Valverde expects big things from Messi against Manchester United

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde is expecting big things from Lionel Messi in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Manchester United.

The LaLiga leaders head to Old Trafford for the first leg of their quarter-final tie looking for a result that will keep their treble challenge alive.

Messi has scored 22 Champions League goals against English teams – more than any other player in the history of the competition - but he has not managed a single goal in any of his last 11 quarter-final outings.

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However, Valverde is confident Messi will be primed to impress against a team he has twice scored against in the final of this competition, in 2009 and 2011.