Kehinde Ayanboade,
Ibadan.
Barcelona and French defender, Clement Lenglet has revealed his confident that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi is ready to help Barcelona win La Liga and the Champions League after a well-earned rest.
The Blaugrana defender made this known in interview with Mundo Deportivo where he spoke about Messi’s condition claiming: “He is ready for what is to come.
“For players like Messi, Antoine [Griezmann], Busi [Sergio Busquets]… who play all the time – as well as with their national teams – and travel a lot, the lockdown was a good thing. They’ve been able to rest.”
Nationalinsightnews.com gathered that Messi and Co teammates returned to work at Barca’s training ground last month after a frustrating spell in self-isolation, but Lenglet says the Argentine superstar has benefitted from the break and is raring to get back on the pitch for the June 13 meeting with Mallorca.
Quique Setien is currently preparing his squad for the resumption of the 2019-20 La Liga season, following a there month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Barca were on course for a third successive title when the action was stopped in March, having established a two-point lead at the top of the table ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid.
The Spanish champions were also still in with a chance of winning a first Champions League crown since 2015, and UEFA are currently in the process of coming up with a solid plan to ensure the completion of the competition over the summer.
