Messi took revenge on Bilbao, Barcelona won

Spanish League 20-21

Game board

Outstanding Actor


Leo Messi, Score: 8
It must not be annoying. After the huge amount he earns was leaked, the Argentine answered on the pitch and signaled to Suarez with an outstanding free kick, while on the way he got revenge against the Basques for the Super Cup loss and dismissal

The disappointing actor


Miralem Pjanic, Score: 4
The contact was given a chance in the squad in the absence of the dismissed Busquets, but not too much passed through the Bosnian, and he missed two winking opportunities to buy his world

Leo Messi destroys Barcelona? If this is what the ruins look like, the team should say thank you to him. Against the backdrop of the star’s monstrous contract leak, the Catalans returned tonight (Sunday) to the Camp Nou after 8 away games and for the first time in 2021, avenging Athletic Bilbao on the loss in the Super Cup final with a 1-2 win that lifted them to second place at the expense of Real Madrid. The game, like all Spanish league games, was broadcast on channel ONE for yes, HOT Cellcom TV and Partner TV subscribers.

The gifted Argentine who received his first red in a Barça uniform against the Basque rival also hugely completed a private revenge with a free-kick from the films, which was his 650th goal for the team. Along the way he also signaled to Luis Suarez who scored in his own polished performance in a stationary position that he is still the boss when it comes to freedom and has risen to 12 league goals this season. Over half a billion euros of contract, 88 million euros per season (!), And still – number 10 is simply worth every euro he earns.

He deserves everything! Messi with a huge goal, Barça wins

And was also a particularly impressive game for Barcelona. After 32 days away from home and a journey of 7,818 kilometers in the last games, the host started very well against the team that defeated it and after some misses by Messi and Antoine Griezmann, came the flea that turned to connections in the 20th minute – sixth free kick he scores against the Basques (his most against One group). Ronald Koeman’s team could have closed interest in the first half, but Bilbao kept a minimal lag.

In the second half of the match Barça came up with a little too much confidence, and Bilbao proved their ability to come back from behind again this time, when Jordi Alba was pressured by the visitors’ attack and scored an own goal in the 49th minute. Luckily for the host, Griezmann, who scored twice against the rival in the Super Cup final, did not forget to score against her, and after Mingsa’s cooking and a great offensive move by Osman Dembele, number 7 rolled into the net his sixth of the season in La Liga, which turned out to be the winning goal.

Barcelona players celebrate Antoine Griezmann's goal (La Liga)Barcelona players celebrate Antoine Griezmann’s goal (La Liga)

So true, Atletico Madrid is galloping to the championship and not stopping to win, but Barça recorded a fifth consecutive victory in La Liga and it seems that the ship has stabilized a bit, unlike the bitter rival Real Madrid. Koman’s team has a difficult game ahead of them against Betis away in the next round, while Bilbao, who bombed Hattafa 1: 5 in the previous round, remained in 11th place and moved away from Europe.

Half a second

Barcelona players celebrate with Antoine Griezmann (Reuters)Barcelona players celebrate with Antoine Griezmann (Reuters)
  • ’90 +5

  • Judge's decision
  • The referee whistled for the end! Expensive 1: 2 to Barcelona over Bilbao
Dembele & Martins (La Liga)Dembele & Martins (La Liga)
  • ’87

  • Spare
  • Last host’s replacement: Dembele went down to the bench, Martin Braithwait came on
Antoine Griezmann with the ball (La Liga)Antoine Griezmann with the ball (La Liga)
  • ’84

  • Spare
  • Koeman’s defensive substitution: Griezmann went down to the bench, Clement Langela came up in his place
Leo Messi (La Liga)Leo Messi (La Liga)
  • ’84

  • Spare
  • Another change in the guest: Kappa went down, Inigo Lakwa went up in his place
Samuel Omititi and Iniaki Williams (La Liga)Samuel Omititi and Iniaki Williams (La Liga)
  • ’84

  • Spare
  • Substitution at Bilbao: Williams went down to the bench, Asier and Vialibra came up in his place
Iniaki Williams stumbles upon Osman Dembele (Reuters)Iniaki Williams stumbles upon Osman Dembele (Reuters)
  • ’77

  • Yellow card
  • Under Capa saw the yellow card
Ricky Pouch celebrates with Antoine Griezmann (Reuters)Ricky Pouch celebrates with Antoine Griezmann (Reuters)
Griezmann, Mingsa and Roberto Celebrate (La Liga)Griezmann, Mingsa and Roberto Celebrate (La Liga)
Antoine Griezmann Celebrates (La Liga)Antoine Griezmann Celebrates (La Liga)
Antoine Griezmann conquers (Reuters)Antoine Griezmann conquers (Reuters)
Antoine Griezmann conquers (Reuters)Antoine Griezmann conquers (Reuters)
  • ’75

  • Gate
  • Gate! Barcelona went up to 1: 2: the advantage returned to Blaugrana. Dembele started the move with an ingenious depth ball to Oscar Mingsa at excellent timing, the young Spanish defender passed a width to Griezmann and the Frenchman continued close to the connections
Sergei Roberto (La Liga)Sergei Roberto (La Liga)
  • ’67

  • Spare
  • Sergi Roberto, who is returning from a two-month injury, replaced Pjanic at Barcelona
Jordi Alba in the fight for the ball (Reuters)Jordi Alba in the fight for the ball (Reuters)
  • ’66

  • Spare
  • Another change in the Basques: Oscar de Marcos went down, Alex Branger went up in his place
Leo Messi (La Liga)Leo Messi (La Liga)
  • ’66

  • Spare
  • Substitution in Bilbao: Onai and Sandor gave way to Mikal and Sega
Miralem Pjanic (La Liga)Miralem Pjanic (La Liga)
  • ’57

  • acidification
  • Wow! Miralem Pjanic almost scored with a shot, but Simon saved for the corner
Jordi Alba receives a yellow card (Reuters)Jordi Alba receives a yellow card (Reuters)
Jordi Alba complains to referee (Reuters)Jordi Alba complains to referee (Reuters)
  • ’51

  • Yellow card
  • Jordi Alba received a yellow card after allegations against the referee
Raul Garcia celebrates with Oscar de Marcos (La Liga)Raul Garcia celebrates with Oscar de Marcos (La Liga)
Bilbao players celebrate (La Liga)Bilbao players celebrate (La Liga)
  • ’49

  • Self gate
  • Gate! Bilbao equalized to 1: 1: the Catalans failed to translate the good ability and paid dearly when they absorbed. Jordi Alba did not cope well with the pressure placed on him when a ball was raised to Barça’s pitch and the defender kicked it into Ter Stegen’s goal.
Frankie de Jong (La Liga)Frankie de Jong (La Liga)
  • ’47

  • Yellow card
  • Frankie de Jong committed a foul from behind and saw the yellow card

first half

Ronald Koeman with Matthew Lao (La Liga)Ronald Koeman with Matteo Lao (La Liga)
  • ’45 +1

  • Judge's decision
  • The referee whistled for the end of the first half at Camp Nou
Osman Dembele Bomber (La Liga)Osman Dembele Bomber (La Liga)
  • ’45

  • acidification
  • Barça’s wonderful attack: Frankie de Jong started with a wonderful dribble, Messi sent a message to Osman Dumble and the Frenchman bombed, but it went over the crossbar
Ronald Koeman in conversation with Matthew Lauz (Reuters)Ronald Koeman in conversation with Matthew Lauz (Reuters)
  • ’42

  • Yellow card
  • Fearful Albers also entered the judge’s notebook
Raoul Garcia receives a yellow card (Reuters)Raoul Garcia receives a yellow card (Reuters)
  • ’33

  • Yellow card
  • Raoul Garcia saw the yellow card
Leo Messi celebrates (Reuters)Leo Messi celebrates (Reuters)
Leo Messi celebrates, Antoine Griezmann observes (Reuters)Leo Messi celebrates, Antoine Griezmann observes (Reuters)
Leo Messi celebrates (Reuters)Leo Messi celebrates (Reuters)
Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)
Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)
Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)Leo Messi conquers (Reuters)
Leo Messi before the free kick (La Liga)Leo Messi before the free kick (La Liga)
  • ’20

  • Gate
  • Gate! Barcelona went up to 0: 1: an amazing goal by Leo Messi. The Flea spun a free-kick straight into the net, and after his good friend Luis Suarez did the same earlier, the Argentine scored with an equally beautiful performance
Leo Messi catches the head (La Liga)Leo Messi catches the head (La Liga)
  • ’14

  • acidification
  • Another good attack by Barcelona: Miralem Pjanic kicked hard from a distance after the ball was deflected away by the defense, Messi tried to hit the Bosnian ball into the net but it bounced only on the roof of the goal
Antoine Griezmann and Leo Messi (La Liga)Antoine Griezmann and Leo Messi (La Liga)
Griezmann Bomber (La Liga)Griezmann Bomber (La Liga)
  • ‘7

  • acidification
  • Another Barça chance: Messi put a deep ball into Griezmann, but the Frenchman’s left-footed kick was blocked by Simon
Onai Simon arrests Lao Messi (La Liga)Onai Simon arrests Lao Messi (La Liga)
  • ‘5

  • acidification
  • A huge miss for Leo Messi! Antoine Griezmann put a deep ball into the flea that penetrated the field with his left foot at the speed that characterizes him, but Onai Simon went out to him, narrowed his scoring angle and made a big stop in one on one
Ronald Arauho kicks (La Liga)Ronald Arauho kicks (La Liga)
Osman Dembele with the ball (La Liga)Osman Dembele with the ball (La Liga)
Pedri in the fight for the ball (La Liga)Pedri in the fight for the ball (La Liga)
Leo Messi during the game (La Liga)Leo Messi during the game (La Liga)
Danny Garcia vs. Pedry (Reuters)Danny Garcia vs. Pedry (Reuters)
Leo Messi (La Liga)Leo Messi (La Liga)
  • ‘1

  • Judge's decision
  • The referee set the game in motion!
Bilbao and Messi players in a minute of silence (Reuters)Bilbao and Messi players in a minute of silence (Reuters)
Leo Messi in warm-up (Reuters)Leo Messi in warm-up (Reuters)
Leo Messi, Samuel Omititi and Osman Dembele in the heat (Reuters)Leo Messi, Samuel Omititi and Osman Dembele in the heat (Reuters)
Mark-Andre Ter Stegen in Heating (Reuters)Mark-Andre Ter Stegen in Heating (Reuters)
Camp Nou Stadium.  Barcelona's first home game of 2021 (Reuters)Camp Nou Stadium. Barcelona’s first home game of 2021 (Reuters)

.Source