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The Champions, again, is the great goal of Leo Messi for the season that is about to begin. The Barca captain himself made it very clear in his speech prior to the duel between Barça and Arsenal in the traditional Joan Gamper trophy . “It's hard to say something today, but I don't regret anything. I repeat the same thing as I said last season. I trust this team, these players, this coaching staff and I have no doubt that together we will fight again for everything . Last season it ended up being a bit bitter, as it happened, but we have to give value to the League we got, the eighth in 11 years . For any club it would be something great, and for this one it is too, ”said the Argentine crack.

«We come from a season in which we won and lost. We want to always win, to give you our victories, but we couldn't or didn't know how to do it. We start a new year and we will fight because this next May we can win the four competitions we are going to focus on. We are going to get it with you and with the talent of these players », seconded the coach, Ernesto Valverde .

Neither Messi, nor Coutinho, nor Arthur, nor Arturo Vidal, nor the last signing, Junior Firpo , had minutes against Arsenal. In the prolegomena, in the presentation of the 2019-20 template, they highlighted the unanimous ovation for Frenkie de Jong and the division of opinions for an Antoine Griezmann who will have to be forgiven his displacement to last year's Barcelona fans on the grass, to goal base and, above all, commitment. Net, like the Dutch and the French, was also part of the initial eleven that was measured to the Gunner set. Wagué , on the other hand, had to wait for the second part to release his new dorsal with the first squad, number 16.

Griezmann emptied, but with little fortune . His first shot on goal was lost by the line of the band, a strong center of Dembélé hit his knee, he was about to find a goal of carambola and saw how they annulled a goal for offside. More inspired, however, were both De Jong, Riqui Puig and Dembélé , who left several glimpses of their quality. The first goal of the game, however, was scored by Arsenal. The gunner team took advantage of a moment of Catalan control for Aubameyang, on Özil's pass, to beat Neto in the final stretch of the first half.

In the absence of aim, Griezmann pulled that claw he promised on the day of his presentation to continue seeking the forgiveness of those fans who have not just seen clearly his signing. Valverde even opted to reposition him on the left wing and put Luis Suarez as a point of reference. The goal of the draw, however, came in an unfortunate action by Arsenal. Maitland-Niles wanted to pass the ball to Leno, but the ball ended up at the bottom of the net. The delivery of the former rojiblanco, in addition, had a prize: in his exchange for Collado he only heard applause.

Arsenal squeezed. No luck And, when everything invited to think that the Gamper would be decided on penalties, Luis Suarez finished off a great pass from Sergi Roberto to score the final 2-1 . The Uruguayan, of course, has returned with the batteries charged.

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