Without even knowing it, last week marked the end of an era: an era that will be sorely missed by everyone reading this at home.
Barcelona's emphatic 5-1 win against Villarreal in the league on Wednesday was the final time Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi shared a pitch at the Camp Nou in a competitive fixture.
Never will we see these telepathic minds change the course of a game together and for that, we are extremely upset.
But something we might see during Andres Iniesta's final game for Barcelona tonight against Real Sociedad is a very symbolic substitution.
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It was previously thought that Lionel Messi would be rested for the fixture after manager Ernesto Valverde planned to leave him out, but Spanish publication AS reckon that the five-time Balon d'Or winner has been included in the squad.
It's being reported that the Argentinian will replace Iniesta during his last game at the Camp Nou, and the Spaniard will hand over the captaincy to his friend and teammate.
What a moment it will be.
Whether the above will happen has yet to be confirmed, but Valverde said the following earlier in the week:
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"He has played a lot of minutes and picked up the odd injury and played games while being injured.
"In the final stretch of the season we feel it's the right time to rest him. The other day he played 15 minutes in South Africa for contractual reasons but tomorrow the plan is for him to rest."
If this happens, it will be arguably the most emotional and poignant substitution in recent memory.
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Get the tissues ready folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
