Barcelona beat Girona 3-1 today, Wednesday, in a confrontation that saw the brilliance of Lionel Messi.
Philippe Coutinho fired an early shot from the crossbar, before Barcelona gave the lead midway through the first half when he put the ball into the empty net after a wonderful understanding between Messi and newcomer Francisco Trenceau.
W😱W!
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Messi then doubled the score in the same half, when he got rid of the defender to shoot in the net, and scored his first goal since he threatened to leave the club last month.
Samo Sainz reduced the difference to Girona immediately after the start of the second half, but the Barcelona captain came back and scored the third goal in the 50th minute when he fired a shot from outside the penalty area, but he took advantage of the ball changing its direction after colliding with one of the defenders.
🐐 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘼𝙕𝙊 !!!!!
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- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 16, 2020
This victory is the second for Barcelona in the era of new coach Ronald Koeman, after defeating Gymnastic de Tarragona 3-1, and the Dutch coach made 4 changes compared to the first match, and the offer was more fluid and exciting than the Gymnastic match, where Messi appeared more accurate, and the Portuguese Trinkau showed confidence And the talent every time he touches the ball.
Coman expressed his satisfaction with the team's performance, and said that the players showed physical readiness, praised Coutinho's performance, expressed his satisfaction with the Brazilian player’s performance in training, and called for him to be given the necessary support in order to shine with the team.
Receive the pass.
Turn around.
Off the back.
Nothing but net.
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Regarding the future of striker Luis Suarez, Coman revealed that he met the player this morning, and confirmed that he would rely on Suarez if he decided to continue with the team.
This comes after reports confirmed earlier that Koeman asked Suarez to leave the team, but the player has not yet been able to decide his future, despite talk of his imminent move to Juventus.
Barcelona will meet newcomer Elche in their last friendly matches next Saturday, before opening their league matches a week later when they host Villarreal.