Messi had to come on the field to win Barcelona
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Jordi Albai gave the pass to Antoine Griezmann. The pass was great, Albar. Griezmann scored the goal that made him forget the frustration of the first half. But Lionel Messi jumped on the shoulder of the French forward with a goal. Griezmann put all the thanks for the goal for Messi, not a drop of his joy and thanks went to Alba's forehead. However, the name of Barcelona leftback will be written in all the list of goal assists. So why is Griezmann celebrating so much since Messi?
Although Alba's pass was great, it was Messi who turned it into a goal. Real Betis goalkeeper and defender saw the ball coming towards him and went to charge him. The captain knew that Griezmann was behind him. So he let the ball go through the gap between the legs in a great dummy. Betis's defense remained in the foolish forest. It was not possible for Griezmann to miss one goal after another in the first half. Messi, who was substituted in the second half, changed the face of the match in just three minutes. After Messi's second half, Barcelona defeated Betis 5-2 to win the league for the third time.
Messi was not satisfied with Griezmann's goal. After a while he realized his goal. The goal in the 61st minute of the match, however, came from a penalty. Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo came out of the goal line to stop Messi. The French winger fired as soon as the ball came to Osman Dembele after Messi's leg was turned. Aisa Mendi was handcuffed when she returned it. Messi made no mistake to score from the penalty spot. Betis became a team of 10 with this penalty. Mendi also gave another penalty in the first half. Although Griezmann could not score a goal from that, the yellow card was collected then. After 30 minutes, Betis defender was sent off for the second yellow card.
Messi must have been a little dissatisfied with the goal. This season, Messi has scored four goals in the Barcelona jersey before this match. But all the goals came from penalties. Even today the first goal came from a distance of 12 yards. He removed the dissatisfaction in 72 minutes. Trincomalee's great dribbling at the right end emptied the Betis defense. Messi removed the dissatisfaction by getting the ball from the back heel of Sergio Roberto. He got the first goal from the open game this season. In the 90th minute, Roberto scored with 18-year-old Pedri.
Earlier, Barcelona went down in the first half without Messi. This is the first time since 2019 that the barcelona captain has tasted sitting on the bench. Barcelona did not play very badly without him. But Griezmann's one goal after another was putting the team in danger. He could not score from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute. He has put the ball in the post once before. Once he created a great opportunity but missed it. Barcelona had to meet its obligations in the added time of the first half. Another former student of the academy, Antonio Sarabia, scored a goal from the pass of Teor who grew up in Bar academy.
Betis tried to return to the match even after Messi's penalty. Lauren Moreno's goal in the 63rd minute made it 3-2. Betis had hoped to fight with a team of 10 people. But why would Messi, who got a taste of sitting on the bench for the first time after September 2019, let that wish come true!