One Fund El Paso, which has collected more than $6 million, is holding a community resource fair on Saturday, to help those who may qualify to receive the donated money.

More than two months after the carnage of the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, victims and immediate family members of those involved in the massacre can now apply for financial assistance from the fund that has drawn millions of dollars in donations.

One Fund El Paso, the group that has raised more than $6 million since the Aug. 3 shooting, is hosting a community resource fair on Saturday to help those who may qualify to navigate the application process.

The categories of those who will be eligible include families of victims killed, individuals who were hospitalized for injuries for one or more nights, people who received same-day medical care following the attack, and anyone who was at the Walmart, neighboring Sam’s Club or the sprawling parking lot at the time of the rampage.

A task force is expected determine the amount of the distributions for each category by the end of next month. Additionally, the funds will be available to eligible victims regardless of nationality – eight Mexican nationals and one German were killed in the attack.

Victims can apply for relief at nationalcompassionfund.org or call 1-855-4VICTIM (855-484-2846). Applications will close on Nov. 8.

Stephanie Karr, director of One Fund El Paso, explained that the group has partnered with the National Compassion Fund to distribute the donations.

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“There will never be enough money to compensate those families for their losses,” Karr said in a telephone interview. “So what we’re doing is trying to be as generous as we can in getting 100% of the donated funds to those families as well as other families who were present at the shooting and have psychological trauma as a result.”

But she recognizes that people are financially hurting now. So, to aid those whose grief or physical pain is compounded by financial strain, Karr said small disbursements of money have already been handed out to the families of the 22 people who were killed, as well as the 26 who were injured by the gunman. To date they’ve each received $5,500 and another $2,000 is expected to be distributed in November.

The full disbursements will be released in mid-December after a thorough vetting process of each application.

That is not soon enough for some.

“It might sound like it’s right around the corner, but for a lot of these people December is a long way away,” Patsy Gomez said. “They might not have anywhere to live by then.”

Gomez, her husband and their daughter run a volunteer aid organization called Operation H.O.P.E. The three have been working with several survivors of the shooting, who she says “wonder why they’re struggling to put food on the table when there are millions of dollars that were collected to help them, just sitting in a bank somewhere.”

“They need the money now,” an exasperated Gomez said, recalling the story of Antonio Basco whose wife died in the shooting.

The widower gained international attention following a Facebook post by a funeral home asking the public to attend Basco’s wife’s service. Her death had left him without any family. The story went viral prompting thousands to attend the service. But shortly after the outpouring of affection and goodwill, Basco was evicted from his apartment and began living in a car that was donated to him, according to Gomez.

On Sept. 30 Basco was arrested on a driving-while-intoxicated charge while sleeping in the car. Gomez said she hasn’t heard from him since then.

“He can’t afford wait six more weeks for help. He needs a place to live,” she said.

Jeffrey Dion understands Gomez’s frustration. As executive director of the National Compassion Fund, which has been administering donation funds for cities following mass shooting crimes for the last five years, including El Paso, he says it may seem counterintuitive but in the long run it actually benefits victims to postpone lump sum disbursements.

“Everybody thinks that giving money away is easy and then they try to give money away and find out it’s really complicated,” Dion said.

He explained that the longer a donation fund is left open the more likely it is to receive large contributions from big companies. “Corporations give the most money but they also take the longest to give” because they’re often waiting for the end of a fiscal period to determine how much money they can afford to donate. “So if you close it too early, in order to provide more immediate relief, you could be missing out,” Dion said.

He noted that after the 2016 Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Florida, Christina Aguilera donated 85 cents of every iTunes download of a particular song to the foundation Dion’s organization was administering.

“If we hadn’t waited, we wouldn’t have gotten that money,” he said.

There can also be unintended legal consequences if donations are not disseminated correctly. For instance, a victim who receives public assistance benefits could lose them if they’re given a large payout. “That’s why lawyers establish a special needs trust so [the victim] can have the benefit of the money but it doesn’t undermine their ability to continue to get Medicaid.”

“These are all the things you have to think about before you start giving out money,” Dion remarked. “Because we want to make sure we don’t create any more bureaucratic problems for people.”

The 29-year-old could be the player to take the title to Anfield if he stays fit, according to the pundit

Daniel Sturridge is the best second striker in the Premier League according to ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy.

The forward scored a stunning long-range goal to earn the Reds a point against his former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and has enjoyed a strong start to the season despite having been left out by Jurgen Klopp in recent campaigns.

Sturridge was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion last term where he failed to score in six appearances, but this season he has featured five times already and netted twice. 

Speaking on talkSPORT, Murphy said: “If Daniel Sturridge is fit, he’s a good as there is in the Premier League.

“He’s a natural finisher, he scores all types of goals and what he’s got that most other forwards haven’t is total self-belief. He’s so capable. He’s a match-winner and a sensational player.

“For me, he’s the best second striker in the Premier League by a mile. Gabriel Jesus has dipped a bit and you could argue Marcus Rashford maybe, but he’s not as naturally gifted a goalscorer as Sturridge in the box.

“If Liverpool can keep Sturridge fit and keep him happy, by giving him plenty of minutes off the bench and get him starting in certain games in the league and cups, he could be the difference. He’ll get 20 goals this season if he gets the games.

“He’s got 67 goals in 140 games for Liverpool – there are not many strikers with a better strike rate, and he’s not first choice! You shouldn’t really be sitting on the bench anywhere with that strike rate.

“But if they keep using him in the way they are, with how fit and hungry he looks, Liverpool are going to be there or thereabouts. He could well be the difference for Liverpool [in the title race].

Liverpool face Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Manchester City in a huge Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.

City top the table on 19 points, ahead of Liverpool only on goal difference, but both teams have a near perfect record having won six and drawn one of their seven matches so far.

Defeat to Lyon represented a sluggish start to City’s Champions League campaign, but they bounced back on Tuesday

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Pep Guardiola hailed a key Champions League win for Manchester City over Hoffenheim, conceding it was game they could not afford to lose.

The Premier League title holders fell to a 2-1 loss at home to Lyon in their opening Group F game, representing a fourth consecutive defeat in the competition. 

But on Tuesday they fought back from going a goal down inside the first minute to triumph 2-1, with Sergio Aguero and David Silva on target in Germany.

Silva grabbed the winner in the 87th minute, taking advantage of a miscue from Hoffenheim defender Stefan Posch to fire home. 

Guardiola was full of praise for City’s opponents, while expressing relief his side were able to come away with three points. 

“After losing the first game it was so important we don’t lose – the game was tight and in the end [we won]. To win in Germany is always so difficult,” said City boss Guardiola. 

“They are so well organised defensively, with the ball they are so strong.

“It was not easy to find it, but at end we found the right moment to win the game.”

The result provides City with a timely boost as they prepare for Sunday’s visit to Liverpool, with both sides boasting unbeaten top-flight records this season.

Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne may have struck late at the San Paolo but the visitors could have no complaints after a shocking display in Italy

Maybe the “smart fox” got it wrong for once?

Before this game, Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti suggested that Liverpool had “gone up a level” since last season; that they represented an even more formidable foe than the one which had gone so close to Champions League glory back in May.

If they have, they hid it well here in Naples.

It looked as if the Reds would escape Stadio San Paolo with a draw they didn’t merit, but Lorenzo Insigne’s 90th-minute strike ensured justice was done in the end. Not even Jurgen Klopp could argue his side were worth a result here. He didn’t even try, to be fair to him.

The damage need not be huge in the grand scheme of things. Liverpool still have a handle on Group C, and have back-to-back games with its weakest team, Red Star Belgrade, to come. They will still fancy their chances of progressing, for sure.

They’ll need to improve quickly, though, and drastically. If Pep Guardiola, who takes Manchester City to Anfield on Sunday, was watching this performance, he’ll have been licking his lips. Liverpool were abject. They started slowly and got worse. “Not good enough,” admitted Klopp, who asked for “one day” to revisit the game and understand exactly why it was as poor as it was, from his side’s perspective.

The last time Liverpool came here, eight years ago, they drew 0-0. It wasn’t a memorable night, but it could be excused by the fact that Roy Hodgson was in charge and the team featured such luminaries as Milan Jovanovic, David Ngog, Paul Konchesky and Christian Poulsen.

This was just as bad, if not worse. Klopp’s side failed to muster a single shot on target in the 90 minutes, playing with a lethargy and a sloppiness that is at odds with everything they stand for. Maybe Hodgson gave the pre-match team talk?!

They could have been put away long before Insigne’s dramatic finale. Dries Mertens hit the bar from close range, Alisson Becker made a couple of smart saves from Arkadiusz Milik and Liverpool played with fire throughout, their passing risky and inaccurate, their threat on the counter-attack non-existent.

Sadio Mane struggled, Roberto Firmino was swamped, Mo Salah, at times triple-teamed by Napoli defenders, was as anonymous as the callers to Pete Price’s local radio show.

“We weren’t good enough,” Klopp said. “And  normally when you are not good enough you lose football games.” Napoli, to their credit, stifled their visitors excellently, compact and aggressive defensively, with Kalidou Koulibaly immense for the Serie A side. Insigne, and later Mertens, were the game’s outstanding attackers.

It felt it could be ‘one of those nights’ from very early on. Naby Keita’s injury, 19 minutes in, represents a further blow to Klopp’s side. It looks a bad one, a back problem according to Klopp. For the second time in three Champions League games, Liverpool lost a big player before half-time – Keita, like Salah before him, left the field in tears. He was taken to hospital for tests, but should fly home with the rest of his team-mates on Thursday morning.

A headache, no doubt, for Klopp, who was far from amused by what he saw from his players. “It did not look like it should have looked,” he said of the performance, though in fairness to him – and contrast to some others – he took his own share of the blame too.

He described his last trip to Napoli, with Borussia Dortmund in 2013, as “one of my bad experiences” and he can file this one right alongside it. This was a sixth defeat in nine games for the German against Italian opposition. Insigne, as the local press were keen to point out both pre and post-match, scored the last time he was here, too.

“It’s always a bad sign when you have to say your goalkeeper was your best player, but it was obvious tonight,” Klopp said. Alisson Becker was overworked, saving well from Milik and Mertens; in front of him, there were too many errors, too little energy, not enough quality. Liverpool were unrecognisable from the side of last season, and a few levels below their last outing, at Chelsea on Saturday.

City’s presence at Anfield on Sunday should prompt a reaction – “It will be better, 100 per cent,” Klopp insisted. It needs to be. Those Liverpool fans who made the trip here deserved more than they got. Imagine being kept behind after a performance and a result like that!

“I have kind of a filter in my brain where I forget bad stuff immediately,” Klopp said pre-match, so we can assume this game will never be talked about again.

No wonder. It might just be the worst display Liverpool have delivered on his watch. They’ll need to improve immeasurably against Guardiola & Co.

The Old Trafford legend did not hold back when discussing the state of affairs at his former team, with the manager singled out for criticism

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has slammed manager Jose Mourinho, saying the Portuguese is “embarrassing the club.”

Following a dismal 3-1 loss at West Ham at the weekend, United are off to their worst start since 1989-90.

Aside from the club’s struggles on the field, Mourinho has made plenty of headlines for ongoing feuds with his players and the club’s board.

Mourinho’s relationship with star midfielder Paul Pogba has deteriorated, with the manager stripping the France international of his vice-captaincy last week.

There have even been suggestions of a full-scale team mutiny, such is the state of affairs at Old Trafford currently. 

Mourinho is fighting for his job, and Scholes has opined that he is surprised the Portuguese even managed to keep his job after the defeat to West Ham.

“I’m actually slightly surprised that he survived after Saturday, the performance was that bad,” Scholes said on BT Sport.

“We’ll go on to show clips of attitude and performance, it just was nowhere near.”

The West Ham defeat capped a trying week for the Red Devils that also saw them draw newly promoted Wolves in the league and fall to Championship side Derby County in the Carabao Cup.

Scholes believes the situation is critical at Old Trafford, as Mourinho continues to fall out with his players and the club’s hierarchy.

“He’s coming out in press conferences and he’s constantly having a go at players, he’s having a go at people above him because he’s not getting what he wants,” the 43-year-old said.

“I think his mouth is probably out of control and I think he’s embarrassing the club.”

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France beat Germany 2-1 in the Nations League on Tuesday and the midfielder saluted the tweaks of his manager

Blaise Matuidi credited Didier Deschamps’ tactical awareness after France came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in the Nations League on Tuesday.

Germany were much the better side in the first half at the Stade de France and had a deserved lead at the break thanks to Toni Kroos’ penalty.

Joachim Low’s side could have had a more comprehensive lead at half-time were it not for the work of Hugo Lloris, and France ultimately fought back with a second-half improvement.

Antoine Griezmann got the equaliser with a fine glancing header, before sealing the win late on with a contentious penalty – Mats Hummels’ foot was trodden on by Matuidi as he attempted to make a sliding challenge.

Nevertheless, Matuidi is convinced France deserved it and paid tribute to Deschamps’ half-time talk and adjustments as the reason for Les Bleus’ turnaround.

“We spoke at half-time,” the Juventus midfielder told M6. “The coach told us what he had to say and so did we [the players].

“The coach was very good tactically and we were better in the second half with a three-man midfield.

“We played better without the ball and they started losing their grip too after we equalised. It’s about confidence. They [Germany] lack it right now and we have plenty of it.”

The victory takes France up to seven point in Group 1, meaning they only need a draw against the Netherlands next month to ensure finishing top of the trio of teams. 

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In this photo taken Thursday, flames and smoke billow from a fire on a target in Ras al-Ayn, Syria. This is the result of shelling by Turkish forces, the same day Turkey and the U.S. were negotiating a cease-fire agreement.

As the five-day cease-fire along Turkey’s border with Syria continues to falter, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) tells NPR he thinks the deal is “really terrible.”

Under the deal, announced Thursday by Vice President Pence, Turkey agreed to halt its military offensive into the Syrian border region and the U.S. agreed to help usher the Kurdish-led forces out. Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, top commander of the SDF, said his troops are committed to a temporary pause in fighting — but he is unwilling to fully evacuate his forces from the highly contested 20-mile-wide zone along hundreds of miles of the Syrian border.

Abdi says the SDF only agreed to withdraw its forces from “a few specific points,” not the entire region under discussion. In an interview with NPR’s Daniel Estrin and Lama Al-Arian, the commander said, “We’ve asked for a corridor in order for us to be able to withdraw our forces … but [Turkish forces] haven’t yet opened one.”

Meanwhile, Turkish-backed forces remain in the area. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that if the Kurdish-led forces do not retreat by Tuesday, Turkey will resume its offensive.

On Saturday, The Associated Press reported that the two sides were still trading fire around Ras al-Ayn, a strategic border town.

Intense fighting began after the U.S. rapidly withdrew troops from northeastern Syria earlier this month. U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told CBS last week that the U.S. would withdraw 1,000 troops in northern Syria. Two U.S. officials close to the conflict told NPR all U.S. forces involved in fighting ISIS in the area would leave.

Members of Congress largely disagree with the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the region; the House denounced it in a 354-60 vote on Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the decision “a grave strategic mistake” in an op-ed on Friday.

In an interview on Saturday, former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus told NPR’s Michel Martin that he agrees with McConnell’s strongly-worded assessment. Petraeus, the former commander of Central Command in charge of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said the policy was unfair to Kurdish fighters who had been key U.S. allies in the fight against ISIS.

“The Kurds always used to say … that [they] have no friends but the mountains, and I would reassure them,” Petraeus said. “I would say, ‘Americans are your friends.’ … And sadly, this is arguably a betrayal.”

Petraeus told NPR the withdrawal of American forces has turned what was a stable area in Syria, where more than 10,000 Kurdish-led forces had been killed in the fight against ISIS, into “a scramble.”

As NPR’s Jane Arraf has reported, the short period of conflict this month has led to up to 200 civilian casualties and the displacement of about 200,000 people.

Petraeus said that he understands the desire to reduce the toll on U.S. troops overseas but that in the region being disputed along Syria’s border with Turkey, “we’d essentially done that.”

“We had less than 1,500 [troops],” Petraeus said. He added that those forces included special operations forces who played an important role in the U.S. campaign there — “but surely that’s affordable for the world’s only military superpower.”

“What we were doing was not fighting on the front lines — we were enabling those who were doing that,” Petraeus said. It was U.S. allies — Kurdish-backed forces — “who bore the brunt of the fighting on the front lines.”

Sozda Rakko of the Kurdish Red Crescent, northeastern Syria’s equivalent of the Red Cross, told NPR’s Arraf that she had gotten reports of a hospital bombing along a border city on Friday, one day after the cease-fire agreement was announced.

In a statement on Friday, Kurdish forces said that though attacks had slowed, artillery and drone attacks and gunfire by Turkish-backed militia killed five civilians and at least 13 Kurdish fighters in Syria on Thursday.

“We will not refrain from using our right to legitimate self-defense in case of any attack by Turkish-backed militias,” the statement said.

On Friday, President Trump tweeted that he had spoken with Erdogan, who told him that “there was minor sniper and mortar fire that was quickly eliminated.”

“[Erdogan] very much wants the ceasefire, or pause, to work,” Trump wrote.

Erdogan told reporters that he intends to move some of the millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey to the border area where Kurdish-led forces are being asked to evacuate. Syrian Kurds fear hostility from these refugees and worry that their demographic majority would be threatened in certain areas.

“If we stay on this path, it will have catastrophic consequences that will affect the people of the area and create ethnic cleansing,” Abdi told NPR. “We are asking Trump and the U.S. administration to keep its promises.”

Abdi said he wants Trump to reverse the withdrawal of American troops from northern Syria and reverse the U.S. deal with Turkey — “so we can find a complete political solution to the Syrian conflict.”

Abdi also said his army had not made a deal with the Syrian regime about which areas it would control in the future. Turkey has expressed a desire for the contested border region in Syria to become “buffer zone,” while many see it as a Turkish occupation.

In the meantime, Russian troops are making inroads. As NPR’s Greg Myre has reported, video shows Russians taking over an abandoned U.S. outpost, with half-eaten meals left by American troops on the dining tables.

Eugene Rumer, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told Myre that Russia’s “mission of getting itself reestablished as a major power broker in the Middle East has been facilitated by the fact that the United States has been trying to disengage.”

Trump told reporters earlier this week that he does not mind the Russian presence.

“Russia’s tough,” Trump said. “They can kill ISIS just as well, and they happen to be in their neighborhood.”

On Friday, Trump celebrated the deal with Turkey on Twitter: “Think of how many lives we saved in Syria and Turkey by getting a ceasefire yesterday. Thousands and thousands, and maybe many more!”

Moving forward, Petraeus told NPR’s Martin, the U.S. needs to determine what can be “salvaged” in the fight against ISIS.

“We have to try to get into a political process, in which now Iran and Russia and [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad clearly have an upper hand,” Petraeus said. “We have to take care of those refugees that are being pushed out of their homes … and somehow, we have to also try to shore up our international credibility at a time when it has been called into question.”

After struggling to put matches to bed this season, leading to plenty of criticism, the Rossoneri cruised to a 3-1 victory over Chievo at San Siro

Gennaro Gattuso has bemoaned AC Milan’s struggles to put games to bed this season but was satisfied with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Chievo, with his side never considered to have been “in crisis”.

Milan had won only two of their six Serie A matches heading into Sunday’s clash at San Siro but they cruised into a 3-0 lead against the league’s bottom club, thanks to a Gonzalo Higuain brace and a second-half strike from Giacomo Bonaventura.

A sloppy pass out of defence by Cristian Zapata set up a consolation goal for Sergio Pellissier and Gattuso says there is still plenty of room for improvement, despite now sitting only three points adrift of second-placed Napoli.

“The performances were always there, we were just missing the three points,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“The worst performance was on Thursday against Olympiacos [a 3-1 win in the Europa League].

“We made mistakes again today, gifting their goal, but we always want to play the ball. This wasn’t a team in crisis before, we just struggled to kill games off after good performances.

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“At times we run a few too many risks at the back, but we do want to play the ball and keep it moving.”

Gattuso called on his players to create more chances for Higuain, who has now scored three goals in two matches since returning from injury.

“Higuain is a champion, a great finisher, a player who is working very hard for the group, is demanding and also well-loved,” he added.

“The team creates a lot but we could do with more quality from Hakan Calhanoglu, who can create many more chances for Higuain, but isn’t very sharp at the moment.

“We have to improve on the left, as we were far stronger there last season. Franck Kessie played below par in the first half and wasn’t very dynamic today, but I like to give more width to the team.”

Gattuso’s men face a Milan derby against Inter after the international break.

“The derby is a game everyone cares about a great deal, there are 80,000 fans in the stands and we’ll be ready to focus when we come back from international duty on beating a very strong Inter,” said Gattuso.

The Belgian will be taken to hospital after he was injured in a challenge with Lucas Biglia, and his coach complained the midfielder was chopped down

Radja Nainggolan will be out for “a while” after the midfielder was injured in Inter’s derby victory against AC Milan, said Luciano Spalletti.

Nainggolan limped off after half an hour of Sunday’s Serie A clash at the San Siro, where Inter won 1-0 thanks to a late Mauro Icardi header.

The former Roma star appeared to sustain the injury in a heavy tackle from Lucas Biglia that saw the Milan midfielder booked, although Nainggolan also caught the Argentina international in the incident.

Nainggolan initially played on but after he was on the end of another firm challenge he was replaced by Borja Valero.

And Spalletti suggested Nainggolan could face a lengthy lay-off, with Inter next in action against Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday.

“Nainggolan has been chopped down,” Spalletti said to Sky Sport Italia.

“We have to take him to the hospital and see. He won’t be with us for a while.”

Both teams had a goal ruled out for offside while Stefan de Vrij hit the post in the first half, but Spalletti was in no doubt the result was fair.

“It’s obvious Inter deserved it, we played from start to finish in their half, pressed high and went for it,” the coach added.

“Therefore, we deserve compliments. Not because we wanted it more, but because we played better. If you say to me, ‘The team that wanted it more got the win’, that is not accurate. The team that played better football won the game.

“I came here to win, not to just sit on a bench for a season and bring home a salary. I came here to organise the future of Inter and the players must do the same.

“I liked that after the final whistle, Icardi said we must find consistency and keep pushing. Inter chose us to bring this side back to the level that the fans deserve. It is our job, we must do it with a sense of belonging and prove they were right to choose us.

“It’s dangerous when you press high, as there is always the risk of conceding a counter, but we were perfect and forced Milan to continually lose the ball. We ensured Milan were incapable of playing their quality passing game that Gennaro Gattuso had spoken about.”

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The Chile midfielder was reportedly furious not to start for Barcelona against Tottenham, but Ernesto Valverde does not appear concerned

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde says he does not know if Arturo Vidal was left angry by the decision to leave him out of the starting line-up against Tottenham.

Vidal was reportedly furious not to be named in the first XI for the 4-2 Champions League win at Wembley on Wednesday, in which Valverde reverted to a four-man midfield.

An angry emoji was posted on social media by the Chile international, although it was later removed and followed up by a Twitter message in which he said: “Never give up! The best is yet to come.”

Vidal has struggled to force his way into the starting line-up since joining from Bayern Munich and is reportedly growing frustrated with his lack of involvement, but Valverde appears unconcerned by his latest reaction.

“We’re a team. He hasn’t told me anything. I don’t know if he’s angry about the game or about a domestic accident,” Valverde told a news conference.

Barca’s win over Spurs was inspired by Lionel Messi, who scored twice and played an important role in the goals from Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic.

Valverde admits playing in Europe probably encourages the Argentina star to show greater “enthusiasm”, but he thinks this is true of all of his players.

“I think he’s the same every game,” he said. “As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players. There was an incredible rhythm to the game the other day and that brings more out of every player, not just Messi.

“But, mentality wise, I see Leo going into every game the same.”

Barca face Valencia at Mestalla on Sunday in their final match before the international break.

There have been concerns Luis Suarez will miss the match due to a knee injury, for which he will start treatment on Monday, but Valverde hopes to have him involved.

“He’s training with us today, he didn’t yesterday because it was part of his recovery. He’s part of the plans. The idea is for him to play,” Valverde added.

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