Barcelona’s Lionel Messi

“It is time to turnaround this situation. It all began in Milan and the return could be the game where we lift ourselves,” he added. It is not just in Europe that Barcelona have struggled of late, though, as back-to-back defeats to Real Madrid have seen them eliminated from the Copa del Rey and their lead at the top of La Liga cut to 11 points.

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But Messi said both he and his teammates were accustomed to the pressures that come with playing and did not see the need for any sweeping changes in the playing squad. “This club is like this. When you lose two games it is a disaster, when you win two it is normal,” he added.

“The people in the dressing room have known this club since they were very young and to talk about buying replacements is crazy. The majority of the players are still young,” he added.