Machin: Barca depend on Messi more than Madrid rely on Ronaldo

Girona boss Pablo Machin believes Barcelona depend more on Lionel Messi than Real Madrid do on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi has scored 11 goals in nine LaLiga appearances this season but struggled to make an impact for large spells of the leaders' 3-0 win at the Municipal de Montilivi last month, with Pablo Maffeo deployed in an effective man-marking role.

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