Sports gist: Messi forecasts what will happen to Barcelona after the break of COVID-19

Lionel Messi in an interview with a Spanish outlet, Sport stated that the stoppage in play due to COVID-19 may help the club address some of its issues on the pitch.

Maybe this stoppage will end up benefiting us, but let’s see if the competitions we’re in can get started again first. Then we will be able to see the level we are at and how far we can go once we get started again,” he said.

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Barcelona remains on top of La-Liga, two points ahead of rivals Real Madrid.

Despite being league leaders, Barca faced a dip in form prior to the shutdown, with Messi criticizing his team-mates after a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid on March 1.

He noted that La-Liga is working on restarting on June 12.