(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has hailed Lionel Messi's return to form after the forward scored twice in Sunday's 4-1 win at Sevilla in an La Liga encounter.
The Argentine star's performances in 2014 thus far had come in for criticism, so his Blaugrana team-mate was delighted by the 26-year-old's response at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjua
The Argentine had gone through a relatively dry run in La Liga, prompting dramatic claims that he had "lost his passion for football". Debunking all critics, Iniesta said the 26-year-old attacker will always respond to criticism and was delighted by the way in which the four-time Ballon d'Or winner inspired Barca to a come-from-behind victory that propelled the Catalans back to the top of the tabl
"Messi always responds. He never misses and in just a few minutes he can change a gam
He's a fundamental player," the Spain international was quoted as saying by his club's official website. "When you have a chance you have to take advantage of i
I think this victory will give us strength ahead of the match on Wednesday (against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey) and for the games to come after that. "We will fight until the en
The important thing is to not lose a lot of points and to improve as a team." Barcelona can book their place in the Copa del Rey final when they travel to San Sebastian to face Sociedad on Wednesday, having won 2-0 in the first leg at Camp Nou last week
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