"Now is when the dance begins." As if Mendizorroza was welcoming that late verbena with which Marsé, who called himself an apprentice, started his Last Afternoons with Teresa . As if, suddenly, the summer was finally recognized in the faces of the Barcelona players. Finally happy. Finally excited about their work. Suddenly ready to lend a hand to their coach, Quique Setién. Leo Messi discovered that his allies must be those who come, never those who leave. So he let himself be infected by the irreverence of Riqui Puig and Ansu Fati and, in a choral function, his team closed the League with a message: another Barça was possible . [Narration and statistics]

Who knows what that pandemic Champions will hold in which every game will bring with it a scent at the end of the journey. However, if there was still any doubt regarding the footballers who should face that first test against Naples on August 8, all they had to do was turn to what happened on the hot Sunday afternoon in Vitoria. Ronald Araujo did not make a single mistake as a central defender. Ansu Fati, at 17, showed that this first season in the elite goes far beyond a simple baptism. The League has ended with seven goals, two less than the famous Griezmann, although with a much more residual participation (one goal every 135 minutes). While with Riqui Puig a simple glance is enough. The small midfielder rules and tempers. Go ahead and break lines. Of course, attend. And it also ends . His hammer from outside the area to the crossbar confirmed this. And it also served to deny his alleged delicacy. Judging by appearance was never a good idea.

It is true that Alavés was not playing after having saved the category last day. But it was not surprising the momentum with which the Barcelona footballers faced a game in which he arrived with his job: with 12 first-team players . In fact, Setién only had three field players on the bench, accompanied by two goalkeepers (Ter Stegen and Arnau Tenas).

Nothing mattered. Barça footballers hit the club up to three times in the first quarter of an hour, with Riqui, Arturo Vidal and Messi as great contenders for the first goal. This came, precisely, after a bitten center from the side to which Ansu Fati went decisively .

And Barcelona, ​​which had collapsed so many times after a good sunrise, this time denied indifference. Riqui Puig, in the middle of the dance, left Luis Suárez alone, who erred in his hand in hand with Roberto. Messi, on the other hand, would take advantage of a new gift from the youth squad. Riqui passed the spoon and the Argentine, after two feints, caught the net. With the served by the revitalized Jordi Alba, this League reached 25 goals. Genius as a routine.

Alavés de Muñiz could hardly respond to the advanced pressure of Setien's and each start from behind ended at Barcelona's feet. The Vitorians did not even manage to reach the break without fitting the third, which came after Luis Suárez's header after being enabled by Alba.

Except for the injury to Lenglet that led Arturo Vidal to act as center-back [Bielsa managed to put him on the left wing at the World Cup in South Africa] , everything came out as a matter of mouth for a Barcelona that could also wind up De Jong. So much so that even Semedo, always suspicious, scored his first goal of the season . Whoever saw his uncheck, yes, was Riqui Puig again. There was no corner that was not subdued by the boy.

Satiated and liberated, Barcelona took off a good emotional weight. Messi even ended the afternoon with a blessing to Setién . It's not little. Soccer is going too fast. And no one has yet written the epitaph for the Champions League.

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