Messi’s first goal in 2021: he excelled at the restart of training with Barcelona

After spending a few days in his native Rosario, Lionel Messi He returned to Barcelona to be under the command of Ronald Koeman, who warned at a press conference that he was dragging a discomfort in his ankle and that is why he was not going to be part of the game in the last match against Eibar for the Spanish league. The Argentine was present at the Catalan team’s first practice of the year and scored a goal with his own stamp in the football rehearsal.

Leaning on the right, Leo he changed pace and slalomed between several rivals who couldn’t stop him. Later opted for the second post, with a thread, to locate the ball. The goalkeeper’s effort was completely in vain because the ball ended up at the bottom of the fence.

It seems that the flea He recharged energy in the last hours of 2020 and is preparing to face in the best way the second semester of a year that can become one of the most particular of his career. In June his contract with Barça will end and it is likely that he will choose to change his air, with the Manchester City of England and Paris Saint Germain of France as the main exit doors.

“Today I am fine and focused on these six months, on fighting for what we can and do not think about how the year will end because it would not be good for me to say what I am going to do. I do not know either”, was what he declared in his last extensive interview before raising the glasses at Christmas. Although in the same note he referred to the desire to feel the experience of living in the United States.

For now, Messi is getting ready for the next matches of Barcelona, after having seen his teammates in the last match against Eibar that left the Blaugranas 10 units behind the leader Atlético Madrid and with one more duel. This Sunday those of Koeman will visit Huesca with the mission of adding three to recover some of the lost ground.

In any case, the chips of the Argentine and all of Barcelona are on a continental level: on February 16 the Spanish team will play the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against PSG, while on March 10 they will define the series in Parque de the princes.

Before the Champions League appointment, the Catalans can get to embroider another star: on Wednesday, January 13, they will face Real Sociedad for the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup in the stadium New Archangel From Cordoba. If they qualify for the final, they will face the winner of the key that will face Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The decisive duel will be on January 17 in Seville.

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