Messi, Ibrahimovic on bench for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Forwards Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have been left out of the starting lineup for Barcelona’s Champions League match against Inter Milan.
Both players are available off the bench, even though Messi injured his leg in league play on Saturday and Ibrahimovic has been struggling with a hamstring injury.
Thierry Henry, Pedro Rodriguez and Andres Iniesta will lead the European champions’ attack.
Samuel Eto’o starts against his former club in his first return to the Camp Nou since being sent to Inter as part of an offseason swap for Ibrahimovic.
Updated Nov 24, 2:09 pm EST
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