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Black afternoon for Lionel Messi, who in the last minute of the extension of the final of the Spanish Super Cup lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao, suffers his first red card in his career with the Barcelona shirt with which he reached the presence number one 753. Argentinean # 10 received a direct red by a handful to a rival with a distant ball who did not miss the VAR who called the referee to the monitor who later sanctioned the ‘Flea’.
Therefore, Leo Messi was expelled in the final of the Spanish Super Cup for a bad gesture towards the Basque player Villalibre at 120 ‘only thanks to the intervention of technology. Race director Gil Manzano had not seen the action but his attendance at VAR Hernández warned him by calling him on video. After seeing the images, the Spanish whistle showed the direct red to Messi, who left without protesting, admitting the slap he gave the Athletic player.
It is a night to forget, therefore, for Pulce that, in addition to remedying the first expulsion with the Barça shirt, he sees his team lose the first trophy of the season with the Spanish Super Cup, which falls to the Basques led by Marcelino. The blaugrana, who went ahead twice with Griezmann, in fact were recovered from the goals of Marcos and Villalibre that took the game into extra time. Iñaki Williams’ goal in the 93rd minute then unleashed Leo Messi’s frustration (which led to the red costatagli blow) and gave Athletic Bilbao the third Spanish Super Cup in their history.
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