Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has shut down talk of resting Leo Messi for their clash with Girona.

Valverde was asked if he'd be making rotations for this game, ahead of the midweek Champions League trip to Sporting CP, but he pointed out that the fixture in Portugal is not until Wednesday and that there would be plenty of time to recover.

"We have four days of break after this, which is a lot," he said.

"[As for Lionel Messi], you don't normally take out a player who has scored four goals in that last match and, in fact, I will not be doing that."