Spain vs Argentina: 5 battles that could decide the outcome

#1 Jordi Alba vs Lionel Messi

Messi may have to get the beating of club teammate; Jordi Alba

After sitting out the friendly against Italy, Messi is back in training with the national side and is expected to play a part tomorrow.

It is widely believed that El Pulga will start against Spain and if he does so, the Barcelona talisman will be deployed on the right flank where he will have to battle against his club teammate.

This will be an exciting duel to watch out for as the two share an almost telepathic bond while playing for the Blaugrana. They have linked up brilliantly this season but for this friendly, Alba will have to keep all that aside and focus on stopping Messi from running havoc.

La Albiceleste's best moments revolve around Messi and in order to influence the game, he may need to drop deep, running in behind or getting in alongside Higuain.

Alba will be ready for his club teammate's guile & trickery and it can be said that the left back is the best possible bet to keep Messi silent as he knows how the Argentine captain operates. This battle is surely the one to watch out for!