Many won’t know this but Barcelona players are banned from tackling Lionel Messi too hard during training to avoid injuring him.
Messi who is the club’s most treasured player has struggled with occasional injury in recent years and the LaLiga champions have put in place restrictions, to protect the 32-year-old from suffering more knocks.
Talking about the restriction on players, one of the club’s former defenders, Jean-Clair Todibo told German outlet, Bild, “We all knew that he couldn’t get injured,”
“Messi was defended very carefully in training.”
“I learned a lot from Messi and I even tackled him a few times, but I was careful not to hurt him.” he added.
Messi did not feature in the Copa del Rey defeat of Ibiza, but should return when Barca travel to the Mestalla to take on Valenciaon Saturday.
Messi has proven to be one of the best player ever to play the round lather game as he has remain consistent for more than a decade.
The Barca skipper has continue to attract offers from the best clubs in the world but has pledged his future to the Spanish champions.
Outgoing defender Jean-Clair Todibo also reveals that the decision was to protect their crown jewel from injury.
