Barcelona (AFP)

Lionel Messi laughs and grimaces: the captain of FC Barcelona, ​​crowned Monday player Fifa of the year, contributed Tuesday to a welcome victory against Villarreal (2-1) in the Championship of Spain but the Argentine, who returned from injury, relapsed and gave way to the break.

At the Camp Nou, Messi celebrated his first tenure of the season with a decisive pass on corner for the head of Antoine Griezmann (6th). Then, apparently touched in the left thigh, he was forced out while the score was 2-1, just one week after recovering from a right calf injury.

In his absence, Barça held up the score after a missile Blaugrana signed Arthur (15th) and the response of the playmaker Villarreal Santi Cazorla (44th) on a strike just as clear.

With this short success, Barça clears the defeat suffered on Saturday at the promoted Grenada (2-0) and is placed at the foot of the provisional podium (10 pts), to a length of a trio composed of Grenada (braked by Valladolid 1- 1), Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, which face Osasuna on Wednesday.

- expensive bursa -

This is a win that is good in Barcelona after the club's worst start in 25 years (7 pts out of 15 possible). But if the injury of Messi is confirmed, the burst was very expensive, especially a week of a shock against Inter Milan in the Champions League ...

And to say that the Catalan fans were eager to see the new offensive trident "GSM" evolve (Griezmann-Suarez-Messi) ... The three attackers were well: from the 6th minute, Messi dropped a ball at the first post to the subtle head of Griezmann, entered with the help of the transverse one.

We started to see some good combinations between the French, the Argentinian and the Uruguayan, like a one-two Griezmann-Suarez (15th), or a game in triangle between the three attackers (18th).

What to silence the criticism around "Grizi", which had passed through Saturday in Granada and must still adapt to the offensive circuits Catalans after its resounding transfer from Atlético Madrid for 120 M EUR.

- Back noticed for Dembélé -

But the trio spent just 45 minutes together on the lawn: Messi, remained to be massaged on the edge of the field at the half hour of play, remained in the locker room at the break, giving way to Ousmane Dembélé.

Such physical frailty is likely to be a cause for concern for a 32-year-old player who offered an express round trip to Milan on Monday to win his Fifa The Best award for best player of the year.

Without him, Barça is less scary and less bad. Andiences since Arthur (15th) and Santi C IPORLAOR (44encies) each sent Contracting missiles under the bariences, the score remained Paperback the whole secondufacturing period, leaving Villarreal hopeufacturer with Samuel Chukwueze (48th) or Moi Gome soumettre (69).

The good news for the Catalans is the return to the competition of Dembélé, who was also coming back from injury.

The French winger showed a good appetite and multiplied the deboulés on the right flank, as on this center to the receipt of which Griezmann, very active, missed his recovery (47th).

Dembélé responded to the passage to the competition of the prodigious prodigy Ansu Fati (16), still author of an entry into play full of cheek Tuesday and a hot shot that could have hit (80th).

This is the daily Barça at the beginning of the season: when Messi is not there, the Catalans must reinvent themselves. Will this temporary situation last?

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