Lionel Messi barely took 40 seconds to be sent off the day he made his debut for the Argentine national team. An elbow to the Hungarian Vanczák, while trying to escape the grip of the Magyar player caused his first red card, on August 17, 2005 in Budapest. He didn’t come to Barça with his 753rd game … And in a game that was not the same but with a certain similarity to that of more than 15 years ago.
Tired of the marking, sometimes out of legality, of the Athletic defenders and looking for Barça in desperation for a draw in the Super Cup final, in the grip of Villalibre, in any case, Messi replied letting go of an obvious slap in the face. Although the referee went to consult the play with the monitor of the VAR the aggression of the azulgrana captain seemed clear and ended up in a red card that prevented that the party finished … And that can have consequences for the player.
Leo had suffered only two expulsions throughout his career. After that in Hungary, the ’10’ saw the red card for a fight with the Chilean Gary Medel, in the first half of the match for third place in the 2019 Copa America, when he was badly messed with the Red defender in a game full of nerves …
Of so many nerves as this Sunday, in which Messi, who reappeared after not playing the semifinal against Real Sociedad, tried to lead as well as he could at Barça, never hiding, looking for prominence, finishing the ball that bounced in a rival it ended in the 1-0 of Griezmann and that combined of good way with its companions, although the physicist did not always accompany to him.
Messi, who had already lost the Cup final against Valencia at Villamarín, was again left without a title in Seville … And on top of that he was sent off in a play that will lead to a penalty that can take its toll on him. Barça team.