Lionel Messi has not yet appeared in his best form this season. Still creating great opportunities on the field, scoring goals with teammates — all is well. But so far in the new season, the Barcelona captain has not been able to score without a penalty. All of the last five goals came from his penalty. His opponent Cristiano Ronaldo never had to cross during such a penalty.
Messi wanted to leave Barcelona at the beginning of the season. But due to legal issues, the 33-year-old Argentine forward's wish was not fulfilled. If you want, you can sign a contract with a new club in January. After the resignation of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, his chances of staying at the club have increased, but Messi does not seem to be playing on the field yet. Messi's behavior in the last minute of the match against Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League yesterday, the fans seemed to see the same impression. There was no sign of him trying to give the last bit for the team.
Barcelona won 2-1 against Kiev yesterday. With this, Barcha has got three wins in a row in the Champions League. The situation in the league is quite bad. Barcelona are 12th in La Liga with two wins, one loss and one draw. Despite winning the Champions League, coach Ronald Koman is not happy with the team's performance. And if Messi saw the incident at the end of the match yesterday, Koman's anger will increase but not decrease. At the end of a Barcelona match, videos of Messi's great dribbling or goal are usually spread on social media. But another video of Messi spread yesterday.
Kiev, trailing by two goals in yesterday's match, returned one goal in the 65th minute. After many attempts, they could not restore equality. Kiev midfielder Oleksandr Andreevsky got the ball in midfield in added time. Messi was a little far away. In these cases it is common to see someone stepping forward to snatch the ball from the opponent's leg. The purpose is to snatch the ball, but at least the opponent does not have enough time to find his teammate and pass. Messi was supposed to take the responsibility at that moment.
The Barcelona captain showed no interest in doing so. Andreevsky attacked with the ball in front of his eyes. And Messi stood next to him and saw how the opponent was moving forward with the ball! As 90 minutes of the match have passed, Messi seems to have lost interest in the game. He had nothing more to say or do with the ball. You can spend the rest of the added time somehow. At this time, the Barcolona captain did not seem to find any reason to go to the ball unnecessarily. So he looked around and saw how the opposing player was leaving with the ball in front of his eyes.
Messi's indifferent behavior on the field is nothing new. The great footballer with the ball is often indifferent when the ball is on the opponent's feet. Messi is walking on the field without running it is a casual event in the jersey of Argentina or Barcelona. But two weeks ago, a different Messi was seen in El. Vinicius Jr. was running with the ball during an attack from the left edge of Real Madrid. It is usually difficult for defenders to keep up with the pace of this Brazilian. But at that moment of the match, Barcelona's right back Serhinio Dest did not have any trouble. Messi, who came down to their own D-box, snatched the ball from Vinicius. As Messi went down to help with the defense, it seemed under Koman that he had begun to change. But yesterday's match said the opposite.
Messi's video is being brawled on social media. Some say that Barcelona should let Messi go in January. If the goal was scored from that attack, Barcelona had to leave the field with a draw. So many people are dissatisfied with the behavior of the captain at the last moment of the match. Another fan claims that this is what happens when you lose your passion for a game or a club. Probably towards the club. However, a Chelsea fan Messi has best described that moment. Seeing Messi's actions, he felt as if an old woman was watching the bus pass by in front of him.