<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>FC Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu has confirmed that there was a spat between Leo Messi and coach Luis Enrique on the training ground in first week of this month.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Leo Messi and Luis Enrique have enjoyed a stressful relationship ever since the appointment of the latter as a coach of FC Barcelona. Both, the player and the coach, have refused to discuss their relationship with media but there were reports of a spat between the two earlier this month when Luis Enrique benched Leo Messi for the first game of FC Barcelona of the new year.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Jeremy Mathieu has come forward to reveal now that there was indeed a heated conversation between Messi and Luis Enrique on the training ground.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It happened when we got back from our holidays. Suddenly, Leo lost his temper after a foul that was not given in training," the FC Barcelona defender told <i>RMC</i>. "Things got tense and they exchanged some angry words. Luis Enrique then approached him in the dressing room afterwards to talk to him and that was the end of it."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, in spite of his controversial revelation about Leo Messi and Luis Enrique, Jeremy Mathieu was quick to downplay the importance of this incident.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"These kinds of things happen everywhere, but it's made out to be a major thing because we are FC Barcelona," Jeremy Mathieu said. "Things get blown out of proportion and that's the problem."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Meanwhile, another controversial incident concerning FC Barcelona took place yesterday when star striker Neymar was booed by the crowd at Vicente Calderon.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Neymar was the hero for FC Barcelona as he helped them beat Atletico Madrid 3-2, but the Brazilian striker was accused by Gabi as an a irritating persona . Now, the striker has taken the help of social media to hit back.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"No one is obliged to like anyone, but there is a thing called respect," Neymar wrote on his Instagram account.</p>