Liga MX side Necaxa beat Major League Soccer's New York City FC 2 - 1 in
a friendly over the international break on Friday night.
Not exact matches
Further, with Messi missing the
international friendlies against Italy and Spain
over the
break due to a hamstring issue, it makes sense not to risk him this weekend unless completely necessary as the last thing that Barcelona want is to see him suffer an even more damaging setback.
The
international break saw a raft of
friendly football action taking place, including the two World Cup favourites battling it out in Berlin, with Brazil gaining a 1 - 0 win
over Germany.
And to cap it all off, he became a target of national ridicule after France's
friendly against Serbia
over the
international break.
For now, Lionel Messi is the key concern after he sat out both of Argentina's
friendlies against Italy and Spain
over the
international break due to a hamstring complaint.