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Leo Messi, ready to kick the penalty against the Betis

15 PENALTIES FOLLOWED SCORING

The gentleman of the penalties now is Messi, not Cristiano: What a goal against the Betis!

Published:7/11/2020 - 17:54h

Updated:7/11/2020 - 20:46h

Leo Messi came back to score from the penalty spot this Saturday in front of the Real Betis, and already are five his targets from the eleven metres in the present season 2020-21

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If it does some Christian years Ronaldo won the nickname of 'Penaldo' by the quantity of goals of penalti that annotated season after season, this year Leo Messi goes way to turn into 'Penaleo'. The Argentinian star saw again door from the eleven metres this Saturday in front of the Real Betis, without putting nervous and marking by all the square in front of Claudio Bravo.

A goal with which the FC Barcelona seemed to sentence practically the party to fault of half hour for the end, taking into account that in the same played of the penalti the referee expelled to Aissa Mandi by double yellow cardboard, when having diverted a shot with the hand.

To fault of a chamber of hour, however, the party went back something crazy and the Betis, with ten, took advantage of the defensive fragility of the Barça to deepen by the left band, arrive until the background line and take out a pass of the death that was finished by Loren Morón to reduce distances. The FC Barcelona, thanks to Leo Messi, went back to mark few minutes afterwards and already yes sentenced definitively, annotating the 5-2 Pedri in the discount.

The Argentinian star there was ingresado in the terrain of just game after the rest, by an Ansu Fati that finish something renqueante physically after having been object of penalti in the first half hour of game. Although the Spanish of origin bissauguineano seemed to be recovered to the term of the first 45 minutes, Koeman did not want to risk and entered in the field to the '10'.

More depth with Messi in the field

With Leo Messi, the FC Barcelona had more depth and danger in attack. A lot it had spoken on the fact that 'The Flea' played walking in some phases of the parties, but even so the star rosarina of 33 years was able to mark the differences with authority.

A doublet, a magic assistance without touching the balloon and three points for his team, that definitely will help him to go with the selection of Argentina with a smile of ear to ear. Now that it has desquitado in addition to the fact to having marked at last of played, Messi can finish of soltarse when it return of the international parties with the albiceleste.

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