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Barcelona was one minute away from the victory in the Super Cup final against Athletic Bilbao, but missed the last minute of regulation time and finally put their arms together in an overtime of 2: 3.
The tension in the match reached its peak at the end of extra time, when L. Messi hit A. Villalibre on the head from behind.
After a review of the VAR, the match referee showed the Argentine a direct red card, which was the first time Messi wore a Barcelona shirt during the 753 games played at a Catalan club.
The behavior of the Barça star is now being investigated by the Spanish Football Federation and, according to the Spanish press, the Argentine faces severe punishment.
Marca says Messi could be disqualified for up to twelve games.
Such sanctions would be imposed if Messi’s conduct was deemed “aggressive.” The lowest penalty for an Argentine is disqualification from four games.
If the federation still does not see the aggressive action of L. Messi, he will have to miss one to three games.
If six times the best footballer in the world gets the strictest disqualification in twelve games, L. Messi will not be able to compete in the matches of the Spanish Championship and Copa del Rey until April.
Barcelona lost the Super Cup final on Sunday and will start fighting for the Spanish King’s Cup on Thursday when they play second-division Cornella. Barça is currently third in the Spanish La Liga championship.
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