Messi records an unprecedented record in his career ... in "seconds and minutes"
Argentine star Lionel Messi grabbed all the limelight in Barcelona's match against Real Betis, Sunday, in round 23 of the Spanish Football League, despite his participation in the second half of the confrontation, which ended in a dramatic 3-2 victory for the Catalan club.
He did not participate in the starting lineup by the decision of the coach, Ronald Koeman, for having felt ankle pain before the match, but since his entry he scored a goal after just 136 seconds of entering as a substitute in this match against Betis, which is his fastest goal as a substitute in his professional career, according to Opta Network Statistics .
Opta reported that Messi did not score a goal when entering from the bench at a rate lower than he scored against Real Betis.
Messi went to the field in the 57th minute, and only two minutes later he equalized, before contributing in the 68th minute to the second goal, and in the 87th minute he contributed to the third goal, so that the "flea" won the man of the match award in just 33 minutes.
Messi minutes in Betis match:
The 57th minute: Messi goes down
the 59th minute: Messi scores a draw. The
68th minute: Messi contributes to the second
goal. The 87th minute: Messi contributes to the third goal.
End of the match: Messi is the man of the match
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