Messi Gets Barca BACK Subject Hunt With Big Win
25 February, 2021
LaLiga
Result: FC Barcelona 3-0 Elche
Date: 24 February 2021
Venue: Camp Nou
Lionel Messi grabbed a good brace due to FC Barcelona moved back into third place with a good 3-0 victory over Elche at Nou Camp on Wednesday nights.
Barca boss Ronald Koeman made five alterations to his beginning lineup with Oscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Miralem Pjanic, Trincao and Martin Braithwaite to arrive.
Elche made four improvements as Jose Morente, Guido Carrillo, Dani Calvo and the suspended Ivan Marcone dropped out.
In the third minute, Messi performed a first-time pass to Trincao who shot but Edgar Badia saved in the Elche goal. Immediately after, Pedri had promises for a penalty but his charm was waved away.
10 minutes later, Badia did good to keep it at 0-0. Messi once again determined Trincão who chop in and fired one but his shot was well preserved by the guests' keeper.
The Catalan giants went closer on 30 minutes, Messi swung in the free-kick and De Jong got his check out the ball but his effort was preserved as Alba used up but his shot blazed over the bar.
It took an instant of magic from Messi to open the scoring only two minutes following the interval. He picked up the ball and ran at the defence, merging with Braithwaithe and netting although Badia got a hand to it.
Barcelona doubled the lead found in the 69th minute. Frenkie de Jong continued a brilliant specific run before reducing the ball back again to Messi, who had taken his period before poking the ball past Badia with ice-cold composure.
Soon after, it had been 3-0. Messi dinked the ball to the much content for Brathwaite, who headed it back across objective for Jordi Alba to volley in to the back of the net emphatically.
With 10 minutes to go, Sergio Dest premiered down the left and squared for Antoine Griezmann but he hit the bar. And the French striker enjoyed the one-two with Ousmane Dembele and curved the keeper but hit the side-netting as Barca failed to add more to their tally.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za