straight to your inboxRonald Koeman has explained the absence of Barcelona star Lionel Messi for the Spanish side's Champions League clash at Dynamo Kyiv tomorrow night.Messi to City stories have been rife since this summer after the Barcelona star requested to leave the Camp Nou.
Whilst a transfer away from Spain did not come to fruition for the Argentine, the speculation linking him the Blues has not stopped.Amid the uncertainty, the La Liga giants have struggled this season in the league and sit 12th, a distant 12 points behind league leaders Real Sociedad.
But it's a different story in the European competition as the Catalan side lead Group G after three straight victories. However, Barcelona will be without Messi in Ukraine tomorrow,.
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