33 minutes off the bench, Messi made three goals

Messi is not only strong in grasping scoring opportunities, but also an offensive commander

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Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi

In the 22nd round of La Liga in the early morning of February 8, Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-2 away, Messi came off the bench to create three goals. In the standings, Atletico Madrid led 19 rounds with 50 points. Barcelona and Real Madrid with 43 points ranked second and third. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid have finished 21 rounds.

In the Spanish Copa del Rey on February 4, Barcelona and Granada fought for 120 minutes before reversing and advancing. Messi played the entire game. In order to prevent Messi from getting too tired, Barcelona coach Koeman put the “Pluto player” on the bench this morning. Messi’s contract with Barcelona will expire on June 30, and Koeman also has to practice playing without Messi in advance.

In the first half of the game, Barcelona fell 0 to 1, and the former Spaniard’s chief striker Iglesias broke the deadlock for Betis in the 38th minute.

At the beginning of the second half, Koeman replaced Braithwaite with teenager Pedri. It wasn’t until the 57th minute that Messi and young winger Trincon came off the bench and replaced two midfielders Pjanic and Phuket. Messi is like a “microwave oven”, only two minutes on the field with a left foot shot to equalize the score.

Messi is not only strong in grasping scoring opportunities, he is also an offensive commander. He sent a subtle through pass in the 68th minute. Left back Alba made a pass. Griezmann caused Betis defender Ruiz to take his own goal. Barcelona Overtake by 2-1.

In the 75th minute, Ruiz made up for a header and scored 2-2. Barcelona completed the lore in the 87th minute. Messi picked a pass and caused chaos in the penalty area. Trincon stole the stamina and scored the winning goal. This was also the Portuguese teenager’s first La Liga goal.

Koman said after the game: “With Messi and Pedri playing, the team has the ability to score and scored in time.”

Barcelona have won six away games in La Liga. The last time they won six away games in the league was the 2015-2016 season, when the coach was Enrique. Before that, Guardiola and Vilanova led Barcelona to six consecutive away league victories in the 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 seasons, respectively.

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