La Liga strong enough to survive without Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is immensely essential for La Liga, however the league is robust sufficient to outlive even within the absence of him and different stalwarts, emphasised Sevilla sporting director Monchi.

Throughout a digital convention with choose Indian media, Monchi mentioned: “Messi is essential for the Spanish championship.

“However I additionally suppose the Spanish championship has bought the capability to proceed to be a really aggressive and fascinating league although Messi or different gamers might depart (sooner or later).

“I believe the actual robust a part of the league is the golf equipment.”

Requested if he feels Messi would keep at Barcelona in any case that befell between him and the membership late in 2020, Monchi replied: “Nicely, I’m not 100 per cent positive.

“However on the finish of the day, I believe each will come to some kind of an settlement after which Messi will keep again at Barca.

“I believe they actually have to grasp one another, which I hope they are going to. However as I mentioned, La Liga can proceed to outlive regardless of the gamers as a result of it’s an excellent, robust league.”

As for the Sevilla staff, the 2-3 loss at dwelling to Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League Spherical of 16 first leg signifies that with a purpose to advance to the following stage, they need to win by at the least a two-goal margin away when the 2 sides meet once more on March 9.

“Initially, we have to overlook what occurred within the first spherical and go to Dortmund and take it as one match, and ensure we rating two objectives,” Monchi, additionally a former goalkeeper, mentioned when The Telegraph requested him concerning the staff’s method for the second-leg encounter.

“We’ve to attempt to not repeat the identical errors we made within the first leg and want strengthen some elements of our sport,” he added.