Lionel Messi will once again not be part of Barcelona’s squad to play Hungary side, Ferencvaros on Wednesday night.

It is the second successive time the 33-year old has been left out of the club’s Champions League squad following their 4-0 win against Ukrainian side, Dynamo Kyiv.

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Although many are speculating that Barcelona is planning life without Lionel Messi yet Ronald Koeman seems to be resting his player due to the busy schedule of the season, having already booked their ticket in the knockout stage of the competition.

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"The most important thing is to get qualified for the next round and we did that in Kyiv, but our mentality, and this is Barça, is to win every game. We want to finish top of the group and we have three points more than Juve but there’s still two games to play," Koeman said.

Philippe Coutinho and Marc-Andre ter Stegen will also be absent for the trip to Ferencvaros on Wednesday.

They have won only four of their nine LaLiga matches this season to sit seventh, three points behind El Clasico rivals Real Madrid in fourth.