Will it be Messi’s latest classic ?. With this unknown thousands of fans of the Barcelona, And football in general, saw the classic that the Real Madrid won 2-1 and in which the Argentine striker, who ends his contract in June, was left unmarked
Messi, With 26 goals, is the player who has scored the most goals in the history of the classics, followed by Alfredo Di Stéfano and Cristiano Ronaldo, both with eighteen goals.
His debut against Real Madrid took place the 19 of November of 2005, in the Santiago Bernabéu, in a party that the Barcelona took 0-3 with goals from the Brazilian Ronaldinho and the Cameroonian Samuel eto’o, His attacking partner.
Between 29 league classics and a total of 45 in official competitions, the same as, individually, one of his eternal rivals, Sergio Ramos, who this time did not play due to injury.
Messi came to the match with the Real Madrid in a very big moment of form. Their numbers reflected that. Of the 29 goals this season, 19 were this 2021 in three months. However, when his team needed it most, the Argentine ran out of gunpowder, in the largest Spanish football showcase with a global audience for all continents.
The Argentine tried to lead the Barcelona on the turf, although he was resigned as defensive errors cost his team two goals. He tried to be the protagonist, put the white defense in trouble and his contribution, although intermittent, was decisive in attack.
In the first half he was able to score an Olympic goal from the corner but found the crossbar of the goal defended by Thibaut Courtois, who put a wall on the three posts that despaired the Argentine.
Almost every offensive action of his team went through his boots. In the first half he became very associated with Pedri, who, at the age of 18, wanted to take on more decisions than his age, and in the second he found a squire in the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, who went to the half part, and the Dutch Frenkie De Jong, Almost disappeared in the first 45 minutes.
The intense rain that fell in Madrid tarnished the classic and also the contribution of skilled footballers like Messi, who suffered a lot to overcome the defensive web of the Real Madrid.
The unknown now is to reveal whether this April 10, 2021 will be in the annals of football as the date of the last classic played by Messi with the Barcelona shirt or if on the contrary the Argentine reconsiders the decision that goes wanting to adopt the last campaign to leave the Barça team.