Results Barcelona vs Girona, two goals Messi and a handshake with Koeman

09/16/2020 Indonesia



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KOMPAS.com – Barcelona played their second friendly match against Girona on Thursday (9/17/2020) at the morning WIB.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scored two beautiful goals in this friendly match at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.

Philippe Coutinho also scored a goal in the match that Barcelona won 3-1.

Coach Ronald Koeman dropped a strong lineup in the match against the team that is still Barça’s neighbor in the Catalunya Region.

In addition to Messi, first-team players such as Antoine Griezmann, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong and Sergi Roberto also played.

The new purchase of Francisco Trincao accompanied Antoine Griezmann and Messi at the helm.

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Some of the absent players included main goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Ansu Fati.

The new acquisition of Miralem Pjanic has not been able to graze because it is in isolation after testing positive for the corona virus.

Meanwhile, the name of Luis Suárez was also not included in this match.

Koeman’s men scored the first goal of the match with an impressive goal from their forwards in the 21st minute.

Griezmann gave the ball to Messi, who was beautifully sent by Messiah to Trincao behind the opponent’s defense.

The player who came from the Portuguese club, Braga, also gave a cross to Philippe Coutinho at the far post to score tap on.

However, the second goal of the game that came from Messi before the end of the first half was even more fantastic.

Picking up the ball on the left side of the attack, Messi turned around and immediately did something he rarely does: fire a strong shot from outside the area with his weak right foot.

Barça also won 2-0 in half the time.

Coach Ronald Koeman did not change teams after halftime.

This is different from the game against Nastic, where a different lineup dropped in the second half.

Girona surprised Barça by scoring at 47 minutes on foot from Samu Saiz who took advantage of an error pass back Frenkie De Jong.

The team, which last season finished fifth in the second Spanish caste, was also able to close the gap to 1-2.

However, Messi was not done yet.

A few minutes after Girona’s goal, the captain of the Argentine team was another genius.

Receiving the ball from Sergi Roberto on the right wing of the attack, he did exactly the same as his first goal.

Messi turned around and immediately opened a strong shot from outside the penalty area.

However, the shot that came from his strong legs this time bounced off the opponent’s back and outwitted the goalkeeper.

Barcelona then made nine substitutions in the 61st minute of the game.

Some of the players who fell were Riqui Puig, Nelson Semedo, Pedri and also Ousmane Dembélé.

Dembélé is playing his second preseason game after appearing against Nastic, his first game with Barça in six months.

Lionel Messi walked off the field as part of the substitution and briefly shook Ronald Koeman’s hand as he made his way to the bench.

Lionel Messi is once again involved in Barcelona’s season preparations after he abandoned his intention to leave the club.

This is the second time Messi has retired after the match against Nastic last weekend.

No more goals were scored in the game against Gironde, so Koeman’s men won 3-1 thanks to two goals from Messi and one from Coutinho.

After this, Barcelona will face Elche in the Joan Gamper Trophy, on Saturday (9/26/2020).

Barcelona vs Girona lineup:

Grandchild; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araujo, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong; Francisco Trincao, Philippe Coutinho, Lionel Messi; Antoine Griezmann.

Barcelona team after 60 minutes:

Net: Nelson Semedo, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Junior Firpo; Riqui Puig, Carles Alenal; Ousmane Dembele, Pedri, Konrad; Martin Braithwaite.



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