The images recently reduce what may be prolonged from many events, conveying feelings that may be written in long articles, and the person who captures them is very famous, but that fame may not guarantee its owner to continue in a team like Barcelona.
The Catalan club decided to end its contract with Mexican photographer Santiago Garcís after years of cooperation, and this news may be normal and unimportant, especially in light of the economic difficulties due to the repercussions of the outbreak of the Corona virus, which prompted many companies to abandon a number of their employees.
However, the Mexican's name will receive wider attention when linked to a picture considered the best in the career of Argentine star Lionel Messi with the Catalan club.
In detail, the Spanish newspaper Marca (Garca) says that Garcís was close to the stands that Messi went to immediately after the end of the historic Rimontada match against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2017 Champions League final.
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A post shared by Santiago Garcés (@snapkiller) on Dec 2, 2019 at 1:05 pm PST
FC Barcelona lost 4-0 in Paris, but they turned the table against the Parisian club and won 6-1 coming in Barcelona, in a match that is not repeated frequently in the world of football.
The moments of Messi's celebration were an opportunity for Garcís to take a photo that toured the world, and was considered the best portrait of the Argentine star, and was compared to the image of the Brazilian legend Pele in the 1958 World Cup.
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Hoy hace dos años. "Si intentas compararlo en evidencia quedaras" #bestcomebackever
A post shared by Santiago Garcés (@snapkiller) on Mar 8, 2019 at 12:56 pm PST
El Barcelona no renueva el contrato de Santiago Garcés, autor de la mítica foto a Messi en el 6-1 al PSG.
▪️Tvovo + de 169M de 'likes👍🏻'.
ArGarcés: “Todos dicen que es la mejor foto que se le ha hecho a Leo y la comparan con la de Pelé en el 58 y la de Maradona en el Azteca”. pic.twitter.com/2YZFUCgnj1
- La cara B del futbol (@lacarabdeporte) July 24, 2020
And 3 years after that picture was taken, which received about 170 million likes on social media, The Mexican photographer reported that he had dispensed with his services, after Barcelona refused to renew his contract without giving any reasons.