Leo Messi overtook Luis Suarez in the top scorers’ table with 18 goals this season in the Spanish league yesterday (Wednesday) and it happened thanks to a pair that scored in the easy 0: 3 at the expense of Elche, as part of a rematch from the first round.
The Catalans recovered from the stumble against Cadiz earlier this week and narrowed the gap from Atletico Madrid to five points after the Flea scored its 17th and 18th goals in the league (seventh game in a row! The fiery Messi scores in the Spanish league).
Coach Ronald Koeman summed up the light-hearted evening of his trainees: “True, I was not happy with our pace in the first half, but we managed to score within two minutes in the second half and it gave us a lot of confidence. In the 45 minutes of the second half, we improved a lot. We really needed this victory and I am very happy that it happened. “
Who again managed to rake in the full compliments at the end and also steal the show on social media is of course Leo Messi, who was a partner in an exciting moment caught on camera along with goalkeeper Elche Edgar Badia, who approached the big star at the end of the game asking to exchange shirts with him. In response, Messi in typical gentlemanliness asked in return for Benda’s goalkeeper jersey, which remained stunned and happy as a result of the flea’s gesture.
The event won many headlines around the world and especially noted the astonishment of the Spanish goalkeeper, who had a hard time hiding the excitement from Messi’s request and the warm hug between the two at the end of the match.