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Barcelona`s grand star, Lionel Messi, is not part of the team`s day, the Spanish media reported.Other South American nationalists - Javier Mascherano, Paulinho and Luis Suarez - were also left behind.Only two days later, the Catalans visited Atletico Madrid in a crashed clash of the eighth round of the Primera.

Few people doubt that Leo will play for Barca in the light of the heavy fight.Surely, however, La Pulga will be seriously overwhelmed as he has not missed a minute since the start of the season.Soccer players like Sergi Roberto and Alejande Vidal may have their seats as they did not take part in international matches.Semedo, Andre Gomes, Luka Ding, Samuel Yumtiti, Thomas Vermelen and Jan Silesen joined the band today.Atletico accepts Barca on Saturday at 21.45.

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