After a disappointing new experience with Argentina and out of the World Cup final, Lionel Messi, the captain of the tango with Barcelona, agreed to take extra breaks this season.
Although Argentina will play in a friendly four-league tournament in Saudi Arabia and will witness the Super Clasico against Brazil, the Bulga remain in Barcelona and take advantage of the international break to relax and enjoy their time.
A comparison of this season and the previous seasons shows that Messi played 935 minutes in 11 games, while last season played more than 1300 minutes in the same number of matches.
The most season in which Messi took part in 11 matches was 2014-2015, with 1600 minutes on green grass.