Barcelona in La Liga on Tuesday night.
Ronaldo Koeman’s team faced a Valladolid for a clash he desperately needed to win.
The La Liga giants had a lousy start to the campaign, with their last 2-2 draw with Valencia, which put them even more in the most productive Spanish rhythms this season, Atletico Madrid.
As a result, a victory over Valladolid, delegated, mandatory this week.
And a victory is precisely what Barca did, the visitors even though everything came out with a hard-hitting 3-0 win.
The goals of Clement Lenglet and Martin Braithwaite put Barcelona 2-0 on the break.
Lionel Messi then added a third 65 minute to kill the game.
This coup also allowed the Argentine to break Pelé’s record for high goals scored for a single club, with Messi now in 644 for Barca:
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 22, 2020
After the victory over Valladolid, Barca’s manager Ronaldo Koeman inevitably ended up talking about the star man, Lionel Messi.
The striker has not hidden his preference to leave to leave Barcelona in the last window of plays.
And even though it’s all in place, Messi has just over six months to play in his existing contract, suggesting that his tenure at Camp Nou is almost over.
However, Koeman believes that Messi is still satisfied in Barcelona, having the following to say after Valladolid:
“I’ve said it a lot. I see Leo satisfied here.
“It’s very much for us with your creativity.
“You can see when there are players on their side. “
Goal Quotes.
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