Barcelona: Valverde to be sacked if Messi is 'fed up' says Burley
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has hailed Lionel Messi in the wake of his hat-trick against Celta Vigo on Saturday night.
The Argentina international was the star of the show as the Catalan giants got their La Liga title bid back on track with an emphatic win, with Sergio Busquets also finding the net.
Messi scored a free-kick and Valverde believes the Barcelona star has mastered the art, saying after the win: "With Leo, anything is possible.
”[Taking freekicks] is something that he's mastered to perfection.
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"We had a damaging defeat the other day and we needed a win tonight.
"It was really difficult for us in the first half, with their high press that made it hard for us to play out and we didn't have much rhythm in our play."
One low point for Barcelona was Antoine Griezmann.
The France international has struggled to adjust to life at the Nou Camp since his summer arrival from Atletico Madrid.
Against Celta, the forward failed to make an impression with Messi instead the star of the show.
But Valverde has insisted he isn’t worried about Griezmann, adding: "We're always patient. With Griezmann and everyone else.
”We have more options and we're managing them. There are lots of games.
"We have to support our players in good and bad games."In the end, the work is there."
Barcelona are next in action against FC Cartagena on Wednesday.
The match is a charity friendly with proceeds to be used to support the victims of serious flooding that hit Murcia and eastern Spain back in September.