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The 26-year-old believes he can fill in for the injured Barcelona forward during his absence if called upon in Tuesday’s match at Celtic Park Cesc Fabregas believes he can fill the void left by the injured Lionel Messi in the Barcelona XI ahead of their Champions League clash with Celtic on Tuesday. The Argentina international, who has scored 62 goals in 80 appearances in the elite European competition, suffered a thigh injury in Saturday's 2-0 win over Almeria and is expected to spend up to three weeks on the sidelines. In Messi's absence, coach Gerardo Martino has to figure out a replacement and Fabregas is eager to take on the role of lead forward. "Messi is the best player in the world, he makes a difference, but he won't play [against Celtic]. We can't do anything about that," the former Arsenal midfielder told reporters on Monday. "Without Messi, we will all have to take more responsibility. We have to step up, don&

The 26-year-old believes he can fill in for the injured Barcelona forward during his absence if called upon in Tuesday’s match at Celtic Park Cesc Fabregas believes he can fill the void left by the injured Lionel Messi in the Barcelona XI ahead of their Champions League clash with Celtic on Tuesday. The Argentina international, who has scored 62 goals in 80 appearances in the elite European competition, suffered a thigh injury in Saturday's 2-0 win over Almeria and is expected to spend up to three weeks on the sidelines. In Messi's absence, coach Gerardo Martino has to figure out a replacement and Fabregas is eager to take on the role of lead forward. "Messi is the best player in the world, he makes a difference, but he won't play [against Celtic]. We can't do anything about that," the former Arsenal midfielder told reporters on Monday. "Without Messi, we will all have to take more responsibility. We have to step up, don&

  The 53-year-old insists that Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger's change of positions under the Spaniard will not affect his side too heavily Germany coach Joachim Low believes changes to how key players Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger play at Bayern Munich can help his side. Injuries have seen Lahm, 29, deployed in defensive midfield rather than at right-back by Pep Guardiola, while Schweinsteiger, featured in an unorthodox attacking slot in Wednesday's 4-1 DFB-Pokal win over Hannover. Although it has been mooted that the tweaks under Guardiola will affect the Mannschaft detrimentally, Low believes that the added flexibility of two of his key players can help Germany remain effective. "Philipp Lahm has indeed played in that No.6 role for the national team before," the 53-year-old told Bild . "And, of course, Bastian can play in any position in midfield. "I want the same - we need the variability to be unpredictable for an