they are pinning all their hopes on Messi:
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Hopes pinned on Messi
The message from Spain is clear: only Lionel Messi can save Barcelona from defeat against Manchester United. The front page of the Catalan newspaper Sport declared Barça need "Eleven Messis", a sentiment widely shared. Messi, back from injury, immediately improved Barcelona against Espanyol, Marca insisting: "He did more in his first minute than the rest did in the whole game." Another headline read: "Messi makes us dream, the rest just give us nightmares". Meanwhile, El Mundo Deportivo was fretting over the weather. "The forecast is for a storm over Barcelona. Will someone please wrap Messi up? If he catches a cold, it's time for our last rites."
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there are reports that SAF is considering a man-marking job on Messi. probably Hargreaves will be given the task.