The team’s performances have become worrying and Messi is left isolated more and more, being the only one contributing anything significant in attack. Lionel Messi announced in a recent interview that he will be staying at Barcelona, at least until the expiry of his contract in 2021. But I will stay here because I don’t want to start a legal war”, he specified. Le classements des buteurs de Premier League 2020-21, Première réussie pour le Barça de Koeman, Le Barça fait couler le sous-marin jaune, Leo Messi lance sa saison en transformant un penalty, "Je veux voir la réponse de Koeman à Messi", "Si on joue bien et qu'on gagne des titres, peut-être que Messi voudra rester", Alphonso Davies réagit à la cover de PES2021 qu'il partage avec... Ronaldo et Messi, Cesc Fabregas tacle le Barça et lance un appel à Lionel Messi, Mercato du PSG en direct : Rumeurs et transferts, Les compos probables de Barça - Villarreal, "Suárez ? ALSO READ | Liverpool return to winning ways, Arsenal, Sheffield United bag wins. It was Barcelona’s 22nd straight home win against Sociedad in the league. Copa América 2019 Brésil » Passe decisive. Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo scored in the 78th as Mallorca defeated Eibar 2-1 for its first away win in the league this season. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Barcelona 1-0 Elche: Match Review. Déjà 5 fois meilleur passeur de Liga dans sa carrière (2010/2011, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2018/2019), Lionel Messi est en route vers un 6e trophée puisqu'il mène largement le classement devant Oyarzabal (11 assists). Yeste added on the insatiable desire of a modern-day legend to achieve continuous improvement: “Messi as a free-kick taker has improved a lot in recent years. The Basque club stayed in sixth place, two points behind fourth-place Getafe in the final qualification spot for the Champions League next season. I told them during all the last 12 months. Liverpool creuse l'écart par sa nouvelle recrue Diogo Jota ! Wrong assumption, Messi is as decisive as Ronaldo, the problem is that team structure in the side of Ronaldo in recent years give an illusion that he is a more big-game player than Leo. Un record de 21 passes décisives qui appartient... à son ami Xavi ! The cries of Messi’s family and son Thiago when he expressed them he wanted to leave tell a lot of a man who has devoted his entire life to a club, and that, far from taking revenge, all he wants is to see it succeed. Barcelona’s hard-fought win followed last weekend’s loss in the “clasico” against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu … Sevilla evened the match again in the 43rd with a penalty converted by Lucas Ocampos. That is why I’m staying”, Messi said. Messi en 2019-20 : 19 passes décisives (4 jour. … Achievements • Privacy Policy • Cookie Policy • Licensed Images • Partners Copyright © 2017 - 2020 Barca Universal - [email protected]. It was Atletico’s last match before travelling to England to try to defend a 1-0 first-leg win against Liverpool in the round of 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. L'Argentin va même plus loin cette saison car il a tout simplement battu le record de passes décisives sur une Liga. Barcelona’s hard-fought win followed last weekend’s loss in the “clasico” against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Required fields are marked *. The battle is from Lionel Messi against Bartomeu’s board, not against the club he loves the most in Barça. Whoa... We're sorry! Messi will remain under pressure to deliver when it matters most, and can be relied upon to step up in moments of need, but Yeste feels an all-time great may be slowing down slightly. Messi converted an 81st-minute penalty kick awarded by VAR as Barcelona salvaged a 1-0 win over gritty Real Sociedad at Camp Nou Stadium. With a contract until 2021, and with Bartomeu’s strong unwillingness to agree on a fee, Messi is now willing to comply with his contract. Le FC Barcelone n'a pas besoin de s'inquiéter quand Leo Messi ne marque pas. Puig was in the matchday squad against Barça’s opening game in La Liga but remained on the bench. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Avec ses deux passes décisives contre Villarreal, Leo Messi a atteint sa 19e passe décisive en championnat cette saison, et peut viser le record absolu de l'histoire de la Liga. Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona until 2021, but will contemplate beyond that tenure depending on numerous developments. The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Barcelona have struggled for inspiration at times, though, with Ernesto Valverde relieved of his duties as the weight of coaching expectation is passed to Quique Setien. The lackluster performance drew a few jeers from home fans. CONMEBOL bans Messi for three months. Video review also called off a goal by Barcelona defender Jordi Alba late into second-half stoppage time because substitute Ansu Fati was offside before making a pass to Alba, who had celebrated by covering his ears with his fingers. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. “He is such a great professional and always showed a lot of respect to the players and the club. They know this since the start of the past season. That kickstarted a contractual battle that promised to be very long. Mallorca stayed inside the relegation zone despite the win, while Eibar was two points above the drop zone. Il avait atteint les 18 passes décisives sur trois saisons de Liga auparavant (10-11, 11-12 et 14-15). Even though Puig himself made it clear that he is willing to stay at Barça, he might be forced out if Koeman does not grant him playing time. Accueil While many expected a heartbreaking end to football’s most iconic love story, Lionel Messi has officially confirmed that he stays at Barcelona for at least another year. It was a complex saga that promised to take very long, but its ending seemed to be its only certainty: Messi leaving Barcelona. “Nobody likes to see the fans against you,” Alba said. Débuts de Suárez à l'Atlético : deux buts, une passe dé. For many, these past 11 days have been the most dramatic and nail-biting ones in their lives as Barcelona fans. Déjà 5 fois meilleur passeur de Liga dans sa carrière (2010/2011, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2018/2019), Lionel Messi est en route vers un (...) - Footmercato Messi is a winner, but he has been left alone too many times | Photo by Manu Fernández / Pool via Getty Images. @hdv_lisa - Football, though, is a passion lived 24 hours, 7 days a week. Until they were not. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. restantes) Record absolu sur une saison de Liga : 21 passes décisives (Xavi, 2008-09) https://t.co/PYHCFdG2bH pic.twitter.com/QG0yBYI6bn, 02:30 Athletico Parana. Deux contre Majorque (à Braithwaite et Jordi Alba), une pour Ivan Rakitic contre l'Athletic Bilbao, deux pour Luis Suárez contre le Celta Vigo, et deux autres pour Suárez puis Griezmann contre Villarreal. 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Some also jeered embattled club president Josep Bartomeu. par Lisa Houdeville “He is now very effective in that aspect, as he is in most other departments, and is the best in the world.”. Car l'attaquant argentin se montre très souvent décisif, même s'il n'arrive pas à envoyer un ballon dans les filets. Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Lionel Messi's late goal puts Barcelona back on top in Spain, SAD-BJP alliance weathered many a storm unscathed — until now, In Canada, NRIs gather in support of farmers’ protest in Punjab, An Expert Explains: IAF role in Eastern Ladakh, President nod To Farm Bills: Capt explores state law tweak; Sukhbir says ready to join any struggle, No end date, no sure shot vaccine...stimulus rolling, won't hesitate to spend: FM, 'Hurting the farmers? “We got the goal thanks to the VAR, but we had already had other chances to score,” Barcelona coach Quique Setien said. Pour battre ce record, il reste encore quatre matches à Leo Messi. Argentina star Lionel Messi was banned from playing for his national team for three months and fined … Maintaining those standards is never easy, but Messi has achieved that over the course of his stunning career and has another 19 goals to his name in the current campaign. With some late help from video review and another decisive goal by Lionel Messi, Barcelona made it back to the top of the Spanish league on Saturday. Argentinian news site TyC Sports were more precise: Messi was “90% likely” to stay. The foul was not immediately called and Sociedad had a chance of its own more than a minute later before VAR could intervene. After an anxious wait, it was finally at 18:00 when Goal.com published the official interview: “I would never take the club of my life to court. Infos “I've read about him admitting that he has worked so hard on becoming more effective in that area, and he did it. The 1988 Motín del Hesperia: can Barcelona now learn from it? Orele decisive: Ce se va întâmpla cu viitorul fotbalistic al lui Lionel Messi . Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. OFFICIEL : Luis Suárez quitte le Barça pour l'Atlético, Les compos probables du match de Premier League entre Liverpool et Arsenal, Copyright © 2014-20 Besoccer.com, Live Scores. Making of More than a club: the socio-political origins of FC Barcelona, Ronald Koeman, a Barça legend as a player. The tension, of course, was already very palpable at the club after the humiliating 8–2 loss against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Sociedad looked dangerous on counterattacks but couldn’t capitalize on its chances. Decisive hours for Barcelona to close the signing of Sergiño Dest. Kubo, on loan from Real Madrid, scored with a low shot from outside the area to give Mallorca its first win in 13 away matches. Titulaire ce samedi lors du match de la 32e journée contre le Celta de Vigo, le capitaine du Barça a trouvé à deux reprises Luis Suarez, auteur d'un doublé. Pour sa seizième saison avec le FC Barcelone, Lionel Messi (33 ans) s'est offert un autre record personnel. Eibar’s lone goal came from Pedro Bigas in second-half injury time. The Messis defended that a clause in his contract allowed him to leave for free, but the Barcelona board argued that such clause had long expired and that, either someone paid his €700-million release clause, or he was going nowhere. Your email address will not be published. @hdv_lisa - Sphera Sports were the first to report that Messi had already filmed a statement in which he confirmed that he was staying at Barcelona. Barcelona need Messi to keep proving that, with Yeste surprised that the Catalan giants took the decision to part with Valverde after savouring back-to-back title triumphs under the former Athletic player and coach. 0 A man who once graced the same La Liga stage during an 11-year spell with Athletic, told Goal: “Messi has had many years at the highest level and I think he still has that level, but perhaps he is not as decisive as he used to be. Sevilla opened the scoring with a 19th-minute goal by Luuk de Jong, but Atletico rallied with goals from Alvaro Morata in the 32nd and Joao Felix in the 36th. Avec ses deux passes décisives du jour, l'international argentin (138 sélections, 70 buts) en est donc à 250 caviars sous le maillot catalan, dont 179 seulement en championnat. It was August 16 when Brazilian journalist Marcelo Bechler announced that Lionel Messi had already let the Barcelona hierarchy know that he wanted to leave this same summer. 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Le milieu de terrain catalan avait inscrit un total de 21 passes décisives lors de la saison 2008-2009 avec le Barça. Pour sa seizième saison avec le FC Barcelone, Lionel Messi (33 ans) s'est offert un autre record personnel. Accueil Naming all the twists and turns in such a saga is impossible. I have not been allowed and I will stay at the club to not get into a legal dispute. Having always lived in Barcelona, the deep love for this club was transmitted to me from before I can remember. On Tuesday’s afternoon, Messi communicated the club through a now-famous burofax that he wanted to leave Barcelona immediately. For others, it is as if such storm had never happened. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. He added: “For Athletic it is going to be very hard because this is a tough rival, but they have already shown they can defeat this Barcelona side so why can't they do it again?”, Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. 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