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                                Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has revealed that Lionel Messi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen are both doubts for their La Liga clash with Sevilla.

                                       The dependence on Lionel Messi has been a point of discussion since 2014 and things have only got worse for Argentina. After a World Cup qualification campaign indebted to Messi that only just managed a place in Russia, La Albiceleste suffered the embarrassment of a record-equalling worst defeat to Spain in the absence of the world’s best player.

  BARCELONA star Lionel Messi wants to be rested for the La Liga giants’ clash with Sevilla at the weekend, according to reports.

  After Tuesday's sorry showing against Spain, how do Argentina perform when Lionel Messi is not in the team?