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(Barcelona – Athletic 2-3) A late goal saved extra innings for Athletic. There Iñaki Williams scored the winning goal, then Lionel Messi lost his head.
It was his first red card of his career at Barcelona.
The situation happened at the end of the second extra inning.
Lionel Messi sent a good right hook and sent Asier Villalibre to the ground.
The situation was reviewed by the VAR and then Messi was expelled from the field.
– It’s a red card in my eyes. He has to be sanctioned for three or four games for that one, says former referee Andújar Oliver of Radio MARCA.
Messi sent the opponent to the ground.
– We are angry, disappointed and frustrated, all of us. When you lose a final, all these negative emotions come. We made big mistakes in our tactics, we didn’t communicate well, says two-goal scorer Antoine Griezmann after the match, according to Marca.
Athletic had a clear plan to stop Messi, who got frustrated and eventually lost his mind.
– Messi should be criticized for this, but he should also feel honored that so much time passed before losing him, says soccer expert Petter Veland in the Eurosport study.
It was Griezmann who put Barcelona ahead, before Oscar De Marcos tied for the Basques shortly after.
Griezmann scored again in the second half. Barcelona led until the last minute of the match, where substitute Asier Villalibre tied and saved extra innings.
Iñaki Williams appeared just in time near the post and led him past the goalkeeper. Here you can see all the scores:
The Spanish Super Cup is a tournament where the league champion meets the cup champion, but which may have higher status in Spain than in other countries.
The last two seasons have also had semifinals where the league’s number two and the losing finalist also participate.
The match was shown on Discovery + and Eurosport Norway.
P.S! If Lionel Messi had received a red card every 753 games, he would have had to play 19,578 games to match Sergio Ramos’ 26 red cards for Real Madrid.
