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Lionel Messi had a huge impact from the bench for Barcelona vs Real Betis and a mannequin to prepare his teammate, Antoine Griezmann, was the highlight.
Rumors suggested that the Argentine had an ankle problem and was not fit enough to start the game on Saturday afternoon.
With the 1-1 at the break, Ronald Koeman chose to bring Messi and in four minutes he had made his mark.
Jordi Alba made a center in the area that Messi deliciously passed over so that Griezmann crashed and gave his team the advantage.
Messi then entered the minutes from the penalty spot to put the Blaugrana 3-1.
The 33-year-old had scored all his goals from the spot so far this season, before taking aim in the 82nd minute.
A slippery heel from Sergi Roberto found Messi, who shot into the roof of the net and passed Claudio Bravo to get his second of the game.
Fans have reacted to Messi’s performance and believe it to be the best of the season so far.
6 days agoIt is Barcelona’s first victory in four La Liga games and it moves to eighth place in the table, one point behind today’s opponents.
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