Sid Lowe explains the mix of excitement and relief at Barcelona after Lionel Messi agreed to an extension until 2021. It's obvious why Barcelona want Marco Verratti. While accolades have poured in for the front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, the influence of the midfield has begun to wane. To the extreme that in some games last season -- including against Verratti's Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in February -- it was almost non-existent. "Verratti was truly extraordinary," Xavi Hernandez said after his former side's 4-0 humiliation in Paris. "He really defeated Barcelona's pressing....
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