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Barcelona coach Koeman delighted with first Messi minutes

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was happy to see Leo Messi have minutes in their friendly win against Nastic.

Messi picked up 45 minutes under his belt for the first time since his transfer saga.

"He's shown the same spirit as in the first day," the boss added.

"He's training well and did the same on our day off.

"He knows that he has to improve physically, like everyone, but his quality speaks for itself."

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