BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he hoped Lionel Messi will have reaped the benefits of being rested in mid-week when his side host Osasuna on Sunday, bidding to revive their troubled start to the La Liga season.
Messi, who has looked far from his usual best for most of the season and was poor in last week's 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid, was kept at home along with midfielder Frenkie de Jong for Tuesday's 4-0 win away at Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League.
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