Barcelona, Spain.- Leo messi signed two goals, gave an assist and the Barcelona they did not fail and defeated Getafe 5-2 at home in a match of Matchday 32, to continue their pressure at the top of Spanish LaLiga 2020-2021.
Messi (8 ‘and 33’), Sofian Chakla (own goal, 28 ‘), Ronald Araujo (86’) -a pass from the Argentine star- and Antoine Griezmann (penalty, 93 ‘) scored the Barça triumph, reaching 68 points , just above Sevilla (67) and only behind Real Madrid (70) and the leader Atlético (73), to further tighten the fight for the crown in the final stretch.
“La Pulga” reached 25 annotations and is the scoring leader. He is followed by Karim Benzema (21).
The azulones scored thanks to an own goal by Clement Lenglet (12 ‘) and Enes Unal (penalty, 69’) were left with 31 points, very close to the relegation zone.
Messi keeps Barcelona in the fight for La Liga!
⚽ The Argentine scored a double and gave an assist in the win for the @FCBarcelona_es al @GetafeCF
Barca reached 68 points with a pending game and is two points behind @RealMadrid already 5 of the leader @Athletes pic.twitter.com/s8i1QZHmm6
– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 22, 2021
The Copa del Rey title, and especially the way the final was won against Athletic Club, were serotonin for a Barcelona that showed a happy version against Getafe that lasted 65 minutes, enough to win 5-2 and continue to depend on himself to achieve the double.
As Ronald Koeman promised and as any meditation teacher would recommend, the Catalans focused on the present, the League, and during the game it seemed that they had never heard of such a Super League despite the fact that the Azulones appeared with a shirt black with the slogan ‘Earn it’ and the emblem of the Champions League.
The goals were scored for Barcelona twice by Leo Messi, Ronald Araujo, Antoine Griezmann from a penalty and Sofian Chakla from his own goal. Enes Ünal from the penalty spot and Clément Lenglet, also in the form of an own goal, scored the honor goals for Getafe.
They remain leaders!
⚪ @Athletes beat Huesca and they do not release the top of #LaLiga.
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– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 22, 2021
Barcelona could have already broken the defensive approach of José Bordalás in minute 3, who was planted at the Camp Nou with four full-backs and seven changes compared to the draw against Real Madrid, but Messi’s shot from the edge of the area it hit the crossbar and then crashed into the goal line under the impassive gaze of David Soria.
It was a premonition of what would come five minutes later. A deep pass of those who remember that Sergio Busquets is still as magnanimous as in the past he dismantled the visiting rearguard and Leo Messi this time sent the ball directly into the net before the goalkeeper’s exit.
But darkness appeared suddenly for the whole of Koeman. In the next play Óscar Mingueza, the great surprise of the Barça course, a key piece in the drawing of three centrals that Barcelona again established, poorly supported his right knee to prevent a shot from Take Kubo and his gestures of pain and concern made us fear worst.
It was just a scare. Although the subsidiary’s central defender was off the pitch long enough for Getafe to take advantage of the numerical superiority to tie the match in another unfortunate move by Clément Lenglet.
Former-blue Marc Cucurella put it inside the area for Ángel, who failed to direct his shot at goal. But the ball hit the Frenchman’s right arm and became a glory for the azulones. It was only the 13th minute and the game had a result devised by Bordalás again.
YOU WILL NEVER FORGET THE BALLKEY THIS DAY!
Imagine celebrating a goal with Leo Messi … pic.twitter.com/e1kYDFqn9J
– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 22, 2021
The Getafe coach lived quietly for a quarter of an hour. Then despair appeared. The emptiness of the Camp Nou stands did not serve to flow communication between the central Sofian Chakla and Soria and the Moroccan directed an innocent pass to goal when the Spaniard was about to save the ball with his hands on the edge.
The 2-1 left the azulón team touched and Messi, enjoying as in the Copa del Rey final, finished off a goal with his left leg in the 34th minute a ball that repelled the stick after Soria brushed it in a first attempt by the Argentine with the right.
The need to rest in the case of Barça and the attempt to change the wind of the game in Getafe led to the strange circumstance that there were five changes in the half. Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Amankwaa ‘Koffi’, from the Azulón subsidiary, made his debut in the First Division.
But the change of chips put the meeting to sleep and the trio of midfielders formed by Busquets, De Jong and Pedro González ‘Pedri’ turned the control of the ball into a child’s play, the reason that Getafe, which has the relegation zone Four points with seven days to go, at first he will not find arguments to stop seeing Ter Stegen with binoculars.
THE KUN IS STILL IN LIMBO BECAUSE OF LEO!
✍️ According to Diario AS, @aguerosergiokun would have come to an agreement with him @FCBarcelona for 2️⃣ years, but the doubt about the renewal of #Messi keeps incognito the signing of ‘Kun’.
Can you convince Messi to sign? pic.twitter.com/8ckMMBPSaX
– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 22, 2021
Until an isolated action within the Enes Ünal area that promised no danger became 3-2. Araujo stepped on the right ankle of the Turkish striker, who had just entered the field of play, and the VAR notified Figueroa Vázquez to go and review the action. The same Ünal cheated on Ter Stegen in 69 and gave tension to the last 20 minutes.
The Barca downturn worried Koeman, who had no qualms about replacing Mingueza in retaliation for a pointless rise to the attack and lived the rest of the match with restless stumbling.
But the final scourge of Getafe did not lead to a definite displeasure for the Dutch coach. Araujo headed in 87 after a parabolic corner kick by Messi and Antoine Griezmann, from a penalty and in discount, calmed Koeman.
THEY STILL TRUST THE SUPERLEAGUE!
Joan Laporta, president of @FCBarcelona_es, spoke about the controversial competition.
Listen to their statements https://t.co/yvoj8CQvXF pic.twitter.com/3oUsuCTJfu
– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 22, 2021
Datasheet:
(5) Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Mingueza (Umtiti, min. 75), Piqué (Araujo, min. 46), Lenglet (llaix Moriba, min. 46); Sergi Roberto (Trincao, min. 64), De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Jordi Alba; Messi and Griezmann.
(2) Getafe: David Soria; Iglesias, Djené, Sofian, Chema (Josete Miranda, min. 76); Damián Suárez, Maksimovic (Koffi, min. 46), Aleñá (Sabit, min. 46), Cucurella (Arambarri, min. 46); Ángel (Enes Ünal, min. 63) and Kubo.
Goals: 1-0, min. 8: Leo Messi. 1-1, min. 12: Clément Lenglet (pp). 2-1, min. 28: Sofian Chakla. 3-1, min. 34: Leo Messi. 3-2, min. 69: Enes Ünal (p). 4-2, min. 87: Ronald Araujo. 5-2, min. 90 + 3: Antoine Griezmann (p).
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez (Andalusian Committee). He admonished Clément Lenglet (min. 6) and Ronald Araujo (min. 69) for Barcelona.
Incidents: Match corresponding to matchday 31 of the First Division played at the Camp Nou behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Before the start of the match, Getafe made the hallway to Barcelona as champion of the Copa del Rey and the visiting players took to the field with shirts with the slogan ‘Win it’ and with the logo of the Champions League after the events of recent days related to the European Super League. In addition, a minute of silence was observed for the death of Josep Mussons, former Barcelona manager.
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