Messi & Barca Back On Track In LaLiga
23 December, 2020
LaLiga
Result: Real Valladolid 0-3 FC Barcelona
Date: 22 December 2020
Venue: Estadio José Zorrilla
Lionel Messi bagged an objective and an help inspire FC Barcelona to a 3-0 make an impression on Real Valladoild in LaLiga action on Tuesday night.
Frenkie de Jong and Miralem Pjanic returned to the Blaugrana line-up, with Antoine Griezmann and Philipp Coutinho settling for an area on the bench.
The visitors were eager to reunite on the winning trail but had to wait before 21 minutes for the opening goal when Clement Lenglet headed home Messi's cross.
The second goal arrived on 25 minutes as Sergino Dest were able to skip past his marker before selecting Martin Braithwaite, who made no mistake from close range.
Valladolid, meanwhile, were not able to check Barcelona shot-stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen as Ronald Koeman's charges dominated for almost all of the opening 45 minutes.
The hosts responded with a change in the beginning of the second half as Maranhao built way for Toni Suarez, nonetheless they almost found themselves three goals behind Braithwaite didn't hook up with Jordi Alba's inviting cross.
The 3rd goal eventually arrived on 65 minutes with Messi calmly slotting past Masip after latching onto a neat flick from Pedri. The target also views the Argentine overtake Pele with goals for one club (644).
With the visitors comfortably top rated, the impressive Pedri produced method for Coutinho in the ultimate nine minutes while Griezmann was an unused substitute on the night.
The win sees Barcelona remain in fifth spot before their final game of the entire year against Eibar in a few days Tuesday.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za