Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was left out of the starting line-up for Wednesday's Champions League semifinal second leg at home to Bayern Munich, the La Liga club said.
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The Argentine World Player of the Year suffered a hamstring strain last month and will start on the bench as Barca seek to overturn a 4-0 deficit from last week's first leg in Munich.
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Messi's place in the side was taken by Cesc Fabregas, who will play in the roving forward role in a three- pronged attack with Spain teammates David Villa and Pedro.
He had to stay there cos his presence would not have caused so much upset like it used to. Bayern gave them no chance