A lot can be said after Barcelona’s 2: 3 victory last night (Wednesday) over Bilbao. It can be said that the defense of the Catalans is still problematic; You could say Lionel Messi is still a few levels above the league; You could say that there is a certain trend of improvement in Ronald Koeman’s gang, but it’s not sure that will be enough. However, there is one thing that can be said and that is probably the thing that will most interest the fans of the team and the Spanish media – Messi has found someone to work with.
This is of course Pedry, the 18-year-old talent who continues to deliver moments of magic. This time he recorded a goal and a cook, when the cook was at the end of an excellent double-pass with the flea, and a rear pass to him that led to a reversal against the Basques. The smiles on the faces of the two said it all, and when the Argentine pointed to the young Spaniard after this collaboration, it was clear that this was the match Messi had been looking for a long time since all the changes the team had undergone and since the star-studded upheavals.
“This was probably a turning point in this season of Barcelona,” the Mundo Deportivo wrote after the match. “Barça seemed to have regained some sparks of happiness, especially from Messi, who seems to be finally enjoying himself. In San Mames, with the boy Federry by his side as the preferred partner, the Argentine kept smiling and seemed more active than ever.”
The club affiliated with the club also said: “Pedry is the partner that Messi has been looking for for a long time, and it feels like he is now as satisfied as he has not been for many months. When you see this happening, it is to be hoped that Barça will develop 2021 “And the collaboration between Messi and Pedri is the most exciting thing of all. From now on, it will be Messi, Federi and nine others.”
Pedri He reacted after the game with excitement: “This is the first goal I scored with a shot in my life. They scored early, but we knew how to go back and took three very important points. After absorbing at first the usual thing we think happens is a team collapses, but we did just the opposite. “Come back. My cooking for Messi? He informed me he was behind me, otherwise I would not have known.”
🎙️ “See Messi happy new is the best news possible for Barça in this 2021 start”
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– Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) January 6, 2021
also Coman Referring to the mood of his biggest star: “Messi looks much more relaxed in terms of scoring goals. Pedry? He has tremendous potential and is a very important player in the squad, he proved mature despite his young age. Messi’s offensive triangle with Griezmann and Dembele is perfect. “Problems for the opponent’s defense. We created a lot of situations and played great, everyone was focused and provided the highest level.”
And impossible without some numbers: Messi became the first Barcelona player to score a double in the new San Mames. The last player to score a double away from home against Bilbao was Javier Sevilla (April 2002), but that was in the old San Mames. Besides, the last time the Catalans won their first two away games at the start of the civil year was in 2010.
– BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) January 6, 2021