Barcelona chief holding emergency meeting with Eric Abidal today after Lionel Messi blast

Messi responded furiously to the comments, and wrote a public message to his 142million Instagram followers.

“I honestly don’t like to do these things, but I think everyone has to be responsible for their tasks and take care of their decisions,” he wrote.

“The players are responsible for what happens on the pitch, and we are also the first to acknowledge when we were not good.

“Those responsible for the area of sports management must also assume their responsibilities and above all take charge of the decisions they make.

“Finally, I think that when talking about players, we should give names, because otherwise we are getting everyone dirty and feeding things that are said and are not true.”

source: express.co.uk