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Luis Suárez, celebrating with his mates the goal against the Napoli

MESSI FINISH LIMPING

Kick of Koulibaly to Messi, penalti and another goal of Luis Suárez in Champions

Published:8/08/2020 - 22:09h

Updated:8/08/2020 - 22:23h

Kalidou Koulibaly arrived late to the hour to shoot a ball, kicked the ankle of Leo Messi, the VAR warned to the referee of the penalti and Luis Suárez put the 3-0 in the marker

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Leo Messi was the most active player of the FC Barcelona in the first-half against the Naples, and no only by the golazo that lumbered with to the Italians in the minute 23 and by the target that, some minutes afterwards, cancelled him by a hand that practically anybody saw. When the party was to the edge of the rest, the rosarino went back to be leading with an attempt of theft that finish in penalti in favour of the Barcelona team.

The '10' took desprevenido to Koulibaly and, arriving by behind, hit when lengthening the foot to steal him the just balloon when the African defender had to clear. This propició that the player of the Naples kicked the ankle of Messi instead of the ball, in a penalti that the referee Cüneyt Çakir so only pitó after seeing it repeated several times in the screen of the VAR.

Leo Messi, visibly sore and limping, yielded to Luis Suárez the responsibility to launch the penalti, and the Uruguayan forward did not fail. Luis Suárez deceived wonderfully to Ospina with a perfect definition, that served to plant the 3-0 momentary in the marker.

It treats of the fourth goal that annotates this season 2019-20 Luis Suárez in the Champions League, confirming so it goes back to be entonado in the maximum continental competition of clubs, further that it still have problems to see door far of the Camp Nou. The Uruguayan accumulates like this 197 goals like culé, and situates to so alone three goals of the round figure of the 200, that could achieve this same season if the Barça follows advancing in Champions.

Goal of penalti of Luis Suárez... And another of Insigne

In front of the Naples, the charrúa assumed the responsibility of the maximum penalty and, after celebrating the goal with his mates, asked to Messi what such was. No only he, but also Quique Setién and Sarabia from the bench. The Argentinian asked patience, tested during the time added of the first-half and offered positive feelings, as it left already without limping to the changing rooms and jumped to the field in the second time.

Before all this sucediera, however, the Barça suffered a goal against. Dries Mertens Caused a penalti innocent of Rakitic, when arriving before that he to the balloon, and Lorenzo Insigne was the attendant to transform the maximum penalty to reduce distances in the marker. 3-1 to the rest.

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