Messi broke his neck with a resounding success for Barça – World Cup – Spain

Barcelona achieved a resounding 5: 2 victory over Betis in a match on the ninth day of La Liga. Usman Dembele (22), Antoine Griezmann (49), Lionel Messi (61 from a penalty, 82) and Pedri (90) scored for the Catalans, Antonio Sanabria (45 + 2) and Lauren Moron (73) scored for the guests. Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty in the 33rd minute, and in the last half hour the Sevilla team played with 10 people.

Leo Messi entered as a reserve at halftime with 1: 1 and as a true captain he led his team to the three points that the Catalans missed in the last 4 league games. For him, this was the first goal of the game since the start of the season and thus broke the pothole that haunted him for the last three months. The last time he signed from a game in August. the next goals so far were penalties.

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The Camp Nou game began with a minute of silence in memory of Tony Bruins Slot, a Catalan scout who passed away this week.

The hosts started at a dizzying pace and in the first minutes put pressure on the rival in front of their door. Concerned about the Barça press, the locals made a mistake in the 5th minute and Ansu Fati gave an excellent pass to Griezmann, but the Frenchman was fired. A minute later, Fati tried a good shot from the edge of the penalty area, which went very close to the left pillar of the former base of the Catalans Bravo.

The guests’ response was not late and in the 8th minute the captain in this match Busquets almost scored an own goal in a strong cross from the left. In the next corner, Carvalha made a great header that allowed Ter Stegen to show his great class.

This did not bother the Barcelona players and in the following minutes Fatty and Griezmann found holes in the defense, but their shots did not hit the target. A blunder in the defense of the locals in the 17th minute allowed Alex Moreno to advance and emerge victorious. However, his shot was not accurate and the ball went out.

In the 22nd minute logic prevailed and Barça went ahead. Usman Dembele received the ball at the ambush line, entered and opened the scoring with a measured shot.

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !@Dembouz GIVE THE BARÇA LEADERSHIP! 1-0! pic.twitter.com/S2NCFvjz95

– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 7, 2020

Griezmann missed the double in the 27th minute when he received a fantastic pass off Pedry’s heel, but the ball was stopped outside the net.

The Frenchman returned to the center of attention in the 33rd minute. Barça had the right to take a penalty and, in the absence of Messi, Griezmann fell behind the point. However, his performance was deciphered by Claudio Bravo, who dove and killed. The 11-meter penalty was awarded for a foul by Mandy against Fati.

Winged by the stopped penalty, the guests looked at Ter Stegen’s door again and in the 39th minute they were close to equalizing. With another break down the left wing, Alex Moreno handed the ball to Christian Teu, who fired on the move and the ball went one foot over the crossbar.

In the background of added time in the first half, Betis surprised the Catalans with the draw. Another good attack from the left ended with a cross from Sergio Canales into the penalty area, where Sanabria got better oriented and sent the ball behind Ter Stegen.

The result forced Ronald Koeman to release Messi immediately after the break. The Argentine started the game on the bench due to a sore ankle. Less than 5 minutes had passed when Leo’s genius was at the heart of Barça’s second goal. Jordi Alba sent a nice pass to the penalty area for Messi, who went to the ball, but he skilfully jumped it and for Griezmann it was still the easiest thing: to score with an empty net by 2: 1.

💥💥💥 GOAL BARÇA! LION #MESSI GO TO THE UPPER CUBE FROM THE POINT OF PENALTY! 3-1! pic.twitter.com/ssgzQRqTVE

– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 7, 2020

A third goal for Betis came very quickly. Messi scored with a relentless penalty in the 61st minute. It took almost two minutes for referee Quadra Fernández to signal the white spot. Aisa Mandy knocked out Dembélé’s shot from the goal line, which received a good ball from Messi. At first, the referee did not see the game with the defender’s hand, but after consulting with the VAR, he awarded an 11-meter penalty and sent off the Betis defender.

Although with one man less, the guests did not give up to attack, and in the 73rd minute they returned to the game. Elusive for the Catalan defense, Alex Moreno broke in on the left and returned to the discovered Lauren Morón, who without delay sent the ball to the door of Barça.

However, Messi quickly landed Betis with a fourth goal in the 82nd minute. He received a superb pass with a heel from Sergio Roberto on the ambush line and with a brutal shot in the near corner he literally shot Claudio Bravo 4: 2 In 89 Messi could have scored a hat trick, but his shot was stopped by the guests’ guard.

In the last minute, Pedri scored his first goal for Barça in La Liga. He intercepted a parallel pass from Sergio Roberto on the right.

BARCELONA – BETTIS 5: 2

1: 0 Usman Dembélé (22)

1: 1 Antonio Sanabria (45 + 2)

2: 1 Antoine Griezmann (49)

3: 1 Lionel Messi (61 penalty)

3: 2 Lauren Moron (73)

4: 2 Lionel Messi (82)

5: 2 Pedri (90)

BARCELONA: Ter Stegen – Serge Roberto, Pike, Langle, Alba – De Jong, Busquets-captain – Pedri, Fati, Griezmann – Fati (46 – Messi)

Coach Ronald Koeman

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

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