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Milan — Barcelona star Lionel Messi will not make the trip to Italy for Tuesday’s Champions League game against Inter Milan, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday.
Barcelona are already through to the last 16 after six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi scored in a convincing 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund last time out.
The Spaniards are also sure of finishing top of Group F as they have 11 points from five games.
Antonio Conte’s Inter still have to book their place in the last 16. They are second, level on seven points with Borussia Dortmund who host Slavia Prague.
Inter will qualify if the two clubs finish on the same number of points due to their superior head-to-head goal difference.
Fixtures
Today: Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool (Red Bull Arena 19:55), Napoli v Genk (San Paolo 19:55), Ajax v Valencia (Amsterdam ArenA 22:00), Benfica v Zenit St. Petersburg (da Luz 22:00), Lyon v RB Leipzig (Groupama Stadium 22:00), Inter Milan v Barcelona (San Siro 22:00), Borussia Dortmund v Slavia Prague (Signal Iduna Park 22:00), Chelsea v Lille (Stamford Bridge 22:00).
Tomorrow: Dinamo Zagreb v Manchester City (Maksimir Stadium 19:55), Shakhtar Donetsk v Atalanta (Metalist Stadium 19:55), Bayern Munchen v Tottenham Hotspur (Allianz Arena 22:00), Bayer Leverkusen v Juventus (BayArena 22:00), Club Brugge v Real Madrid (Jan Breydel Stadion 22:00), Olympiacos v Red Star Belgrade (Karaiskakis Stadium 22:00), Paris SG v Galatasaray (Parc des Princes 22:00), Atletico Madrid v Lokomotiv Moscow (Wanda Metropolitano 22:00). — AFP.
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